Explore how North America is changing as its deep cratonic root thins and pieces are dripping into the Earth's mantle.

Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...

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

Beneath the crust of North America, scientists have found that the deep roots of the continent are slowly dripping away in ...

Researchers have discovered cratonic thinning occurring beneath North America, driven by the remnants of the Farallon Plate. Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American ...

Planning on swimming in the ocean this summer? You might want to keep your eyes out for sharks, especially if you are heading ...

By Staff ReporterIn the heart of Central Texas, where football once reigned supreme, a new sporting pulse is quickening. The second edition of the Austin Spring Championship, a youth cricket ...

Just outside town lies Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, centered around an enormous pink granite dome rising 425 feet above the surrounding landscape. The climb to the top is moderately challenging ...

Sunday Houses – those charming small cottages built by rural families for their weekend trips to town – dot the side streets ...

More than half of habitable land in Austin is now considered at risk of being damaged in a wildfire. That’s up from just ...

WGN Radio’s Dave Plier talks to Shelley Hall, Vice President of Marketing for Visit Austin, visitaustin.org. Known for music ...