Researchers have discovered that the North American continent is slowly losing rock from its underside in a process called "cratonic dripping." This is caused by the remnants of the Farallon Plate, an ...

This video presents a comprehensive timeline of North America’s prehistoric creatures, from early ocean dwellers to the ...

Scientists recently published new ideas about why Earth’s toughest, oldest continents persist. These continents, known as cratons, have been on earth for more than two billion years. Andrew Zuza, an ...

North America is dripping—with sizable blobs of rock sinking from the underside of the continent, beneath the U.S. Midwest, into the Earth's mantle below. This is the conclusion of researchers from ...

ANTH copy purchased with funds from the Lloyd and Charlotte Wineland Library Endowment for Native American and Western Exploration Literature Part 1. The archaeology of North America -- Archaeology of ...

Imagine if Earth suddenly lost an entire continent. North America wouldn't just vanish off the face of the planet, of course.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As you read this, the North American continent’s underside is ...

The mostly submarine continent includes New Zealand. — -- We're taught in elementary school that there are seven continents on Earth -- Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America ...

An enormous earthquake has rattled the North American continent, with tremors being felt across the US-Canada border.