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plate tectonics
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Scientists find ‘slow quakes’ act as both trigger and shock absorber
New research reveals that mysterious “slow earthquakes” deep beneath the ocean can both release tectonic pressure harmlessly and trigger major seismic events dangerously.
Earth’s ‘heartbeat’ is tearing Africa apart, study finds
New research reveals that rhythmic surges of molten rock are acting like a geologic heartbeat, slowly splitting the African continent to form a new ocean.
Continental drift: why the need for critical minerals might change the way we define Earth’s zones
Office of Ocean Exploration and Research/NOAA, CC BY-SA Rupert Sutherland, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington…
The Making of Mount Everest
The Himalayas, once a shallow sea bed, rose due to tectonic collisions, resulting in a dramatic shift in…
We discovered a new way mountains are formed – from ‘mantle waves’ inside the Earth
The Drakensberg mountains form part of the Great Escarpment encircling southern Africa. Ondrej Bucek / Shutterstock Thomas Gernon,…
Earthquake Science and the Richter Scale
Due to geological differences, earthquakes of similar magnitudes can have different effects depending on the region. For instance,…
How Did Pangea Split Apart?
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge, part of the longest mountain range globally, formed due to volcanic activity from the Central…
What Will Earth Look Like In the Future?
Humans have become the first species in history capable of predicting global changes ahead of time, allowing us…
New unified theory shows how past landscapes drove the evolution of Earth’s rich diversity of life
Tristan Salles, University of Sydney; Beatriz Hadler Boggiani, University of Sydney; Laurent Husson, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA), and…
MIT Geologists Discover Powerful Carbon-Trapping Ability of a Clay Mineral
At a Glance MIT geologists have made a fascinating discovery about a clay mineral called smectite on the…