The crust of Earth constantly changes due to natural and environmental factors. As a result, continents have shaped up over centuries. In a recent study, experts have discovered how the land we ...

Stable parts of the Earth's crust may not be as immovable as previously thought. While much of the crust is affected by plate tectonic activity, certain more stable portions have remained ...

The sinking Neotethys plate is acting like an anchor, dragging parts of the Earth’s crust deeper. This movement has created vast depressions that have filled with millions of years of ...

Scientists have discovered that portions of the Earth's crust are peeling away and sinking into the mantle. The geological churning is happening beneath California's Sierra Nevada mountains.

In 2014, scientists announced that a tiny zircon crystal from Australia, 4.4 billion years old, was confirmed to be the oldest discovered fragment of Earth's crust. In 2020, a New York City jury ...