Rock-mechanics experiments, geodetic observations of postloading strain transients, and
micro-and macrostructural studies of exhumed ductile shear zones provide complementary …

Mechanical properties of lithosphere are of primary importance for interpretation of
deformation at all spatial and time scales, from local scale to large-scale geodynamics and …

Observations of seismic anisotropy yield some of the most direct constraints available on
both past and present-day deformation in the Earth's mantle. Insight into the character of …

Convective flow in the deep mantle controls Earth's dynamic evolution, influences plate
tectonics, and has shaped Earth's current surface features. Present and past convection …

Melt extraction from the partially molten mantle is among the fundamental processes
sha** the solid Earth today and over geological time. A diversity of properties and …

The dynamics and evolution of Venus' mantle are of first-order relevance for the origin and
modification of the tectonic and volcanic structures we observe on Venus today. Solid-state …

Melt extraction from the Earth's mantle requires some form of channelized flow to produce
the observed disequilibrium between the crust-forming lavas and their mantle sources. In …

Plastic deformation of olivine at relatively low temperatures (ie, low‐temperature plasticity)
likely controls the strength of the lithospheric mantle in a variety of geodynamic contexts …

Based on magnetotelluric (MT) array data, we have obtained the first three‐dimensional (3‐
D) electrical resistivity model at the Gaoligong intracontinental block boundary in …

Cratons record the early history of continental lithosphere formation, yet how they became
the most enduring part of the lithosphere on Earth remains unknown. Here we propose a …