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Earth's crust is peeling away under California
A section of the upper mantle and crust under the Sierra Nevada mountains is peeling away, in a process that may mimic how ...
Two buried ‘supercontinents’ hiding inside Earth could be much older than previously thought
Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...
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Two buried ‘supercontinents’ hiding inside Earth could be much older than previously thought
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Strange doughnut-shaped structure found inside Earth’s core – We don’t know what it is
We are unsure of the nature of the strange doughnut-shaped structure discovered inside the Earth's core. We thought Earth had ...
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Why the 'roof of the world' keeps rising over time
The Tibetan Plateau, often called the "roof of the world," continues to baffle geologists and others curious about Earth’s ...
Deepest Earthquake Was Not A Seismic Record After All
A record-breaking deep earthquake registered in May 2015 offshore of Japan likely was not a tectonic event but triggered by a ...
Earth's crust is collapsing under a hidden force—scientists reveal the shocking reason
Researchers at the University of Göttingen discovered that the Neotethys oceanic plate beneath the Arabian and Eurasian ...
Ocean plate from time of Pangaea is now being torn apart under Iraq and Iran
As Neotethys closed up, the oceanic crust went under the Eurasian continent. The continental portion of the Arabian plate, ...
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Giant "Island" Structures Around The Earth's Core Are Older – And Stranger – Than We Thought
Nobody knew what they are, and whether they are only a temporary phenomenon, or if they have been sitting there for millions ...
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Earth's crust is collapsing under a hidden force—scientists reveal the shocking reason
Researchers at the University of Göttingen discovered that the Neotethys oceanic plate beneath the Arabian and Eurasian continents is fracturing horizontally. This structural shift is affecting ...
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Marsquakes Are Moving Faster Than They Should and It’s Not Clear Why
Now, researchers have connected 49 seismic events to impact craters, proving that meteorite strikes leave distinct seismic ...