Even the oldest and most stable of lithospheric structures can’t withstand geologic machinations deep within the Earth.

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics influence the trajectory and speed of the plates as they plunge deep into ...

The mantle processes driving the dripping can influence how tectonic plates evolve ... This computer model, which uses seismic data collected by the EarthScope project, revealed new details ...