The continents we know are not stable entities. According to a study published in Nature Geoscience, their base undergoes ...
Spiral Galaxy from Kirkland et al. CREDIT Chris Kirkland and colleagues. A new study of zircon crystals from two of Earth’s oldest continents indicates that the formation of Earth’s continental crust ...
The hidden chemistry of the Earth’s interior may play a far more dramatic role in shaping continents than previously imagined. According to a groundbreaking studypublished in Science Advances, ...
Once inside the oceanic mantle, bits of continents become part of the magma factory that powers ocean volcanoes.