Deep beneath California's Sierra Nevada mountains, geologists have found evidence of Earth's rigid outer layer sinking into the mantle, like a sugar cube slowly descending and dissolving into a pool ...

The processes that form continental crust from the denser basaltic rocks of the upper mantle may make the lower lithosphere ...

The discovery by Indian and British scientists that the Earth's strong outer shell -- the 'lithosphere' -- within the central Indian Ocean began to deform and fracture 15.4--13.9 million years ago, ...

The lithosphere is the layer of Earth we call home. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The lithosphere is the outermost layer of ...

Peeling back each of Earth's layers reveals a lot about our planet's formation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Earth's layers ...