The oldest parts of Earth's continents are called cratons, and underneath, they are rooted to the mantle of the planet. Scientists have now discovered that the roots below the North American continent ...

With electric vehicle (EV) adoption set to turbocharge demand for rare earth elements in Canada and the US this decade, attempts are being made to loosen the region’s dependence on China for the ...

A new study details how the North American plate is “dripping ... But as a result of being the most ancient pieces of Earth’s lithosphere (containing the crust and uppermost mantle ...

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab ... An ancient slab of Earth's crust buried deep beneath the Midwest is sucking huge swatches of present-day's North American ...

A map showing seismic speed in Earth’s crust at 125 miles (201 km) depth across the continental U.S. and portions of Central America and Canada. The North American ... how a planet has evolved ...