The continents we know are not stable entities. According to a study published in Nature Geoscience, their base undergoes ...

Earth scientists have uncovered an unexpected geological process linking continents and oceanic volcanoes. Beneath the Earth’s surface, fragments of continental roots appear to drift into the oceanic ...

A new study led by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh geologist Timothy Paulsen and Michigan Tech geologist Chad Deering advances the understanding of the role that continents have played in the chemical ...

Once inside the oceanic mantle, bits of continents become part of the magma factory that powers ocean volcanoes.