A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Haijiang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Prof. HOU Zengqian from Chinese Academy of Geological ...

Under the Sierra Nevada in California, scientists have observed a rare phenomenon that sheds light on the dynamics of the Earth's crust. The rocks of the lithosphere, denser than the underlying mantle ...

Boulder, CO, USA - Lithosphere presents international science focusing on tectonic processes at all scales. Highlights include work in New Zealand that may facilitate comparison of short-term plate ...

Two powerful earthquakes hundreds of years apart struck the same spot off the coast of Portugal. The possible cause is the peeling of tectonic plates. According to the United States Geological Survey, ...