Lithospheric dripping occurs when the underside of Earth's rocky crust is heated to a certain temperature. As the rock melts, a drop starts to form, eventually becoming weighty enough to break off and ...

Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be ...

Geodynamic models say deep mantle flow from the long-subducted Farallon slab is likely behind the massive underground “drips” forming beneath North America.

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

Using the newfound data ... of earthquakes and how our planet operates, she added. Earth’s uppermost layer, the lithosphere, is made up of the rigid crust and the top part of the mantle ...