North America is dripping—with sizable blobs of rock sinking from the underside of the continent, beneath the U.S. Midwest, ...

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

Beneath the crust of North America, scientists have found that the deep roots of the continent are slowly dripping away in ...

The groundbreaking research suggests that North America and Europe ... If the six-continent model gains traction, educational ...

As scientists continue to investigate, the very map of the world ... are taught to recognize seven continents: Africa, ...

Give pupils an outline map of the continent and ask them ... with blow-up globes and ask pupils to identify continents and point to North America when they catch it. Older children could identify ...

When Maureen Long talks to the public about her work, she likes to ask her audience to close their eyes and think of a ...

The seven continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America — but some experts argue that there could be less. "There is a question as to what exactly ...

Researchers have discovered cratonic thinning occurring beneath North America, driven by the remnants of the Farallon Plate. Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American ...

A map showing seismic speed in Earth’s crust at 125 miles depth across the continental U.S. and portions of Central America and Canada. The North American craton (outlined in black dashes) has a ...