The Earth’s crust is disappearing right beneath our feet – and most people don’t even realise it. Now, if you’re a geologist, ...

Geologists have attributed age-dependent variations in the chemistry of Ethiopian volcanic rocks to rhythmic pulses like a ...

A study reveals that the oldest continental crust on Earth is slowly being broken up by shifting tectonic forces.

The Earth's oceanic crust covers an enormous expanse, and is mostly buried beneath a thick layer of mud that cuts it off from the surface world. Scientists now document life deep within the ...

Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world's most devastating earthquakes and ...

Oceanic crust formation is dynamic after all Date: November 29, 2009 Source: Brown University Summary: Earth scientists have found strong evidence that the geological processes that lead to the ...

"We know that Earth's oceanic crust accounts for 60 percent of Earth's surface, and on average is four miles thick," said geomicrobiologist Mark Lever of Denmark's Aarhuis University, part of a ...

The oldest known bit of oceanic crust is sitting at the bottom of the Mediterranean The oldest patch of undisturbed oceanic crust on Earth may lie deep beneath the eastern Mediterranean Sea ...

The strength of Earth’s magnetic field and the amount of oxygen in its atmosphere seem to be correlated—and scientists want ...

Oceanic crust and continental crust differ in their composition, density and age, according to World Atlas. Oceanic crust is primarily composed of dark basalt rocks rich in elements such as ...

Seismic data reveal that there may be hunks of oceanic crust stuck deep within the planet's liquid mantle, creating big lumps in one of those smooth layers.