Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.

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 ...

The El Niño and Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of the most influential interannual climate phenomena in the global ...

Coastal ecosystems’ carbon-storing power is a double-edged sword but if protected and restored, they could be a vital tool in ...

Earth is the only known planet which has plate tectonics today. The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the ...

Explore how North America is changing as its deep cratonic root thins and pieces are dripping into the Earth's mantle.

But don't worry, the continent isn't about to collapse. These are incredibly slow geological processes, happening over ...

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

A simulation on the origin and evolution of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) has been conducted by a PKU research team ...

A simulation on the origin and evolution of North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) has been conducted by a PKU research team led by Nie Ji, Associate Professor of School of Physics, and Hu Yongyun, Dean of ...

As Earth continues to evolve, scientists have recently discovered that the planet’s original oceans were not blue but green.

The amount of water stored on lands across Earth’s continents has declined at such staggering levels that changes are likely irreversible while humans are alive, a study published Thursday found.