For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems ...

New research reveals that Earth’s continents owe their stability to searing heat deep in the planet’s crust. At more than 900°C, radioactive elements shifted upward, cooling and strengthening the ...

Extreme heat deep in Earth’s crust forged the strong, stable continents that have endured for billions of years.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.

The Bosphorus Tunnel, also called the Eurasia Tunnel, is in Istanbul, Turkey. It crosses the strait at a maximum depth of 348 feet.