Several times since the age of dinosaurs, the solid part of our planet has rolled over, drowning some continents and lifting ...

The Earth’s crust is constantly changing. It’s currently made of many huge rock slabs called tectonic plates—seven major ones along with many more smaller plates—that fit together like puzzle pieces ...

Earth's crust unzipping beneath Italy may explain seismic activity in the Apennine Mountains.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Apennine Mountains form the ...

A chunk of the Earth's crust is missing and scientists have discovered where it is ...

Earth is the planet we have the best opportunity to understand in detail—helping us see how other rocky planets behave, even ...

China has unveiled its first ocean drilling vessel, the Mengxiang, which is designed to carry out an unprecedented mission: drilling through the Earth’s crust. If successful, this will mark humanity’s ...

Studies of rocks from Earth's crust suggest that the lower crust is a good thermal insulator. The knock-on effects of this finding are many — one being the crust's increased potential to generate more ...

As ice sheets began melting at the end of the last ice age, a series of cataclysmic floods called the Missoula megafloods scoured the landscape of eastern Washington, carving long, deep channels and ...