Air quality has taken a serious hit across the United States as a two-fold blow of wildfires in the West and in Canada have ...

“Seismic full-waveform tomography of active cratonic thinning beneath North America consistent with slab-induced dripping,” by Junlin Hua et al., Nature Geoscience, Vol. 18.

Yes, you read that right—North America is sinking. This surprising shift involves what geologists call the craton, a billion-year-old bedrock core that serves as the foundation of our continent.

North America Is Dripping From Below, Geoscientists Discover Published Apr 07, 2025 at 11:32 AM EDT Updated Apr 07, 2025 at 6:37 PM EDT By Ian Randall ...

Texas’ ‘Flash Flood Alley’ is one of the most flood-prone areas in North America The region includes Dallas-Fort Worth, follows the I-35 corridor and curves into southwestern Texas.

The world would need to plant a forest the size of North America in order to offset planet-warming emissions from the 200 largest oil and gas companies, new research has found.

Over decades, geologists had built up a history of eastern North America by mapping rocks on Earth’s surface. But they got a much better look, and many fresh insights, starting around 2010.

Columbus Zoo's North America Trek: The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium prepare for opening of North America Trek “After thoughtful consideration, we have made the proactive decision to postpone the ...