The Midcontinent Rift is a giant tear that formed in what is now the U.S. Midwest 1.1 billion years ago. Nicknamed North ...

Hidden within North America is a long-forgotten continent once ruled by a bizarre cast of dinosaurs – but only a handful of fossils have ever been found. It was a typically warm, humid day in ...

Since we were young, we’ve learned that Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Oceania, Europe, North America and South America make up the seven continents, but a study published in the journal Gondwana ...

Getty Images So the DSPM is just a small chunk of a continent that could've formed as part of the break-up – but never truly did. The North American continent itself is enormous, covering around ...

Fossils found recently in eastern North America provide evidence that similar dinosaurs lived on our continent. Elena Duvernay / Stocktrek Images Enormous, birdlike dinosaurs strutted across ...

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 ...

While the U.S. teaches that there are seven continents, Europe teaches that there are only six, with North and South America counting as one consolidated America. Some combine Europe and Asia into ...

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 ...

A study published in the journal Nature Geoscience has revealed a subtle yet significant phenomenon beneath the North American continent; its ancient bedrock is slowly dripping into the Earth’s ...

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 ...