For billions of years, Earth’s continents have stood firm, forming the foundation for mountains, rivers, and life itself. But ...
Scientists recently published new ideas about why Earth’s toughest, oldest continents persist. These continents, known as cratons, have been on earth for more than two billion years. Andrew Zuza, an ...
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, ...
A long-lost landmass, mostly hidden beneath the waves of the South Pacific Ocean, has taken a major step toward full ...