Ethylene-vinyl　acetate　copolymer　(EVA)　is　a　kind　of　thermoplastic　resin　with　wide　range　of　application.　However,　the　enhancement　of　thermal　resistance　properties　of　EVA　is　still　challenging.　Herein,　an　effective　approach　is　reported　for　the　preparation　of　graphene　nanosheets　intercalated　magnesium　silicate　(MS@GN)　hybrids,　which　were　employed　as　nano-additives　for　improving　the　thermal　resistance　properties　and　thermal　conductivity　of　EVA.　By　controlling　the　content　of　MS@GN,　0.2　wt%　of　MS@GN　in　EVA　composites　showed　enhanced　thermal　stability　in　terms　of　elevated　decomposition　temperature　and　enlarged　storage　modulus　and　thermal　conductivity　when　compared　with　neat　EVA.　Especially,　MS@GN　has　versatile　advantages,　such　as　thermally　conductive　network　from　the　orderly　intercalated　graphene,　high　contacted　area　from　the　highly　opened　magnesium　silicate,　and　desired　dispersibility　of　MS@GN　in　the　polymer　matrices.　Therefore,　the　MS@GN　showed　great　potential　for　boosting　the　high　temperature　adaptation　of　EVA.　©　2020　Elsevier　Ltd