The North American craton actually dips near the Rockies rather than forming a sharp vertical step as previously believed.

G eology and politics aren’t obvious bedfellows, but nearly every presidential election in recent memory carries a reminder of North America’s Mesozoic past. Take a look at a map of voting by county, ...

Cratons are the most ancient, stable pieces of tectonic plates, but even these geological formations can change over time. A new study details how the North American plate is “dripping” into the ...

Beneath the quiet plains and bustling cities of the U.S. and Canada, an ancient process is slowly playing out. According to a new study published in Nature Geoscience, pieces of North America's oldest ...

Something very strange appears to be happening deep, deep underneath the U.S. Midwest and the Ohio Valley. North America’s geological core has persisted for more than a billion years; it’s what ...

A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed a subtle yet significant phenomenon beneath the North American continent; its ancient bedrock is slowly dripping into the Earth’s mantle ...

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Amerman said these mythical truths are “geology with a soul” and restore humanity to ancient Indigenous peoples. He encourages current geologists and upcoming ones to look at Indigenous knowledge as ...

In ancient China, spring rains were called “as precious as oil” for their vital role in nature’s spring revival. Today, a unique climate phenomenon known as “spring persistent rainfall” (SPR) prevails ...