Lithospheric dripping occurs when the underside of Earth's rocky crust is heated to a certain temperature. As the rock melts, ...

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

These strange regions in Earth's mantle, known as "large low velocity provinces" (LLVPs), are actually chunks of Earth's crust that have sunk into the mantle over the past billion ... The subduction ...

A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows magma, hot ash and gases to escape. Composite volcanoes are the most common type of volcano. They can have violent eruptions and can grow ...

Our research group uses multidisciplinary tools to address fundamental geological questions related to the origin and evolution of Earth and other planetary bodies. The main focus is on the crust ...

Stable parts of the Earth's crust may not be as immovable as previously thought. While much of the crust is affected by plate tectonic activity, certain more stable portions have remained ...

This thermal energy is contained in the rock and fluids beneath Earth’s crust. It can be found from ... There are three types of geothermal power plants: dry steam, flash, and binary.

Scientists exploring volcanic crust with underwater robots recently uncovered a completely new ecosystem. This hidden biosphere suggests Earth’s depths hold many more secrets, including ...