Many people in the English-speaking world would have learned in school that there are seven continents: Asia, Africa, North ...

Researchers have discovered that the North American continent is slowly losing rock from its underside in a process called "cratonic dripping." This is caused by the remnants of the Farallon Plate, an ...

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 ...

An ancient slab of Earth's crust buried deep beneath the Midwest is sucking huge swatches of present-day's North American crust down into the mantle, researchers say. The slab's pull has created giant ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As you read this, the North American continent’s underside is ...

ANTH copy purchased with funds from the Lloyd and Charlotte Wineland Library Endowment for Native American and Western Exploration Literature Part 1. The archaeology of North America -- Archaeology of ...

North America is dripping—with sizable blobs of rock sinking from the underside of the continent, beneath the U.S. Midwest, into the Earth's mantle below. This is the conclusion of researchers from ...

A new study published in the journal Science Advances indicates that during the last Ice Age, seafarers gradually migrated to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Every continent except for Antarctica experiences seasonal rainfall ...

NGC 7000, the North America Nebula, is a large emission nebula (2° by 1 2/3°) located near Deneb in the constellation Cygnus, and is part of a larger complex including the Pelican Nebula (IC 5070) and ...

Air France is expanding its European operations this winter, creating improved connectivity that directly benefits travelers ...