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500 hidden earthquakes beneath Antarctica, and the strangest ones are shaking the middle of a tectonic plate where deep quakes were not supposed to happen- Ethiopia is slowly tearing toward a new ocean, and geologists have uncovered how the rift is pulling the continent apart from below
- In 2013, scientists studying volcanic rocks near Mauritius uncovered ancient zircon clues that revealed a buried microcontinent beneath the Indian Ocean
- Scientists Thought This Ancient Ocean Floor Was Destroyed Forever: Until Hidden Rocks Revealed a Lost Piece of Earth’s Earliest CrustScientists have unearthed evidence of Earth's ancient oceanic crust, older than four billion years, hidden within modern continental rocks ...12 May, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
- Scientists say Earth’s crust is sinking beneath central Turkey in a strange circular pattern, and they believe they finally know whyScientists have discovered a 'bullseye' of rapid sinking in Turkey's Konya Basin. This unusual land subsidence is linked to deep tectonic a...12 May, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
- Scientists thought this ancient supercontinent broke apart slowly: new research suggests Earth tore itself open far faster than expectedRecent studies reveal that the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana around 180 million years ago was more violent and rapid than previous...12 May, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
- A Massive crack beneath africa could create Earth’s newest oceanNew research reveals Africa is breaking apart faster than previously thought, with the East African Rift System entering a critical 'neckin...11 May, 2026, 09.18 AM IST
- America’s Deepest Secret: A Colossal Rift That Nearly Ripped the Continent ApartA giant crack, the Midcontinent Rift System, formed over a billion years ago. This rift nearly split North America apart. Magma pushed thro...27 Feb, 2026, 09.10 PM IST
- A Massive Lost Continent Is Hiding Beneath the Pacific, Geologists SayA massive underwater landmass, Zealandia, is now scientifically classified as a continent. This discovery reshapes our understanding of Ear...25 Feb, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
- A Continent in Motion: GPS Shows the East African Rift Is Slowly Splitting ApartAfrica's ground is shifting. Tectonic forces are tearing the continent apart along the East African Rift. Satellites and GPS show this sepa...19 Feb, 2026, 06.18 PM IST
- The Lost Continent of Greater Adria Has Been Found Under EuropeScientists have uncovered the story of Greater Adria, a lost continent. This landmass, as large as Greenland, once existed between Africa a...06 Feb, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
- Scientists discover 400-mile-long chain of fossilized volcanoes buried beneath ChinaScientists found a huge chain of old volcanoes under South China. This 400-mile-long arc formed 800 million years ago. It happened when two...30 Jul, 2025, 04.54 AM IST
- New explanation for Earth's continental crust being low in iron given by studyEarth's continental crust's low iron content relative to oceanic crust made the continents less dense and more buoyant, causing the contine...06 May, 2023, 04.22 PM IST
- What created the continents, the landmasses that are homes to humans? New evidence points to giant asteroidsGiant impacts blast out huge volumes of material almost instantaneously.15 Aug, 2022, 08.35 AM IST
- Earth's oldest known evolved rocks result of asteroidsSydney, Aug 14 (IANS) The oldest evolved rocks on Earth are the consequence of asteroids colliding with the the planet 4 billion years ago,...14 Aug, 2018, 09.22 AM IST
- Earth may have brand new continent 'Zealandia'The 4.9 million kilometre region of the southwest Pacific Ocean is made up of continental crust, researchers said.17 Feb, 2017, 03.26 PM IST
- Early Earth was covered with oceanic crust surfaceOttawa, Sep 20 (IANS) Early Earth was largely covered with an oceanic crust-like surface unlike the continental crust that researchers had ...20 Sep, 2016, 03.25 PM IST
- Could the Earth become a waterworld?According to a new estimate, Earth's continental crust has been slimming down and if this slimming rate holds, the continents might disappe...12 Jul, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
- Continents rose above oceans earlier than thoughtContinents may have first risen above the oceans about 3 billion years ago - a billion years earlier than thought, a new study has found.28 Jun, 2015, 02.18 PM IST
- How Earth got its continents discoveredThe researchers discovered the geochemical signature of erupted lavas reached continental crust-like composition about 10 million years ago.01 Apr, 2015, 03.12 PM IST
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