The magnetized rocks of Earth's crust and mantle, also known as the upper lithosphere, accounts for generating 6 percent of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A mysterious drop in the speed of seismic waves as they zip through the Earth could shed light on ...

A study of a giant impact crater on Venus suggests that its lithosphere was too thick to have had Earth-like plate tectonics, at least for much of the past billion years. At some point between 300 ...