Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust above it to "drip" and suck down rocks from across the continent.

As you read this, the North American continent’s underside is dribbling away into Earth’s molten mantle. And according to ...

North America is dripping—with sizable blobs of rock sinking from the underside of the continent, beneath the U.S. Midwest, ...

Scientists discover massive deposits of this valuable resource sitting beneath the feet of millions of Americans.

The slab's pull has created giant "drips" that hang from the ... possible thanks to a wider project led by Hua to map what lies beneath North America using a high-resolution seismic imaging ...