Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

The Earth’s crust is disappearing right beneath our feet – and most people don’t even realise it. Now, if you’re a geologist, ...

A mysterious pulse beneath Africa's surface is reshaping the continent in ways that could change the world. Deep within the ...

Ancient magma plume found beneath Oman’s Salma Plateau remains hidden Researchers believe the buried plume redirected India’s ...

A groundbreaking study has uncovered staggering reserve of natural hydrogen hidden deep within the Earth’s continental crust, a potential energy jackpot that could power humanity for the next ...

Credit: NASA Earth Observatory We’ve mapped the Moon more thoroughly than our own ocean floor, but a leap forward has come with NASA’s SWOT satellite. Using tiny changes in sea surface height to ...

APRIL 4, 2025 15:40 Researchers discover Earth's first crust, formed 4.5 billion years ago, had chemical features similar to modern continental crust. (photo credit: Tanya Kalian. Via Shutterstock) ...

A study published in Nature on 2 April reveals that Earth's first crust, formed about 4.5 billion years ago, probably had chemical features remarkably like today’s continental crust.

Sandwell and his colleagues used a year’s worth of SWOT data to focus on seamounts, abyssal hills, and underwater continental margins, where continental crust meets oceanic crust. Scientists have long ...

India News: Scientists have discovered portions of the Earth's crust sinking into the mantle beneath California's Sierra Nevada mountains. This phenomenon, occurr ...

Continental crust is generally higher in silica, which makes it less dense. This low density makes continents too buoyant to be pulled back into the mantle and they remain floating near the surface.

Why The Oldest Continental Crust Doesn’t Last Forever They’re the most stable parts of the planet until they aren’t, and geologists want to know what causes the change.