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ORIGINS OF PLATE TECTONICS
3 billion years ago, water may have been shaping Earth’s ancient volcanoes — scientists uncover a clue to how it reached the planet’s deep interiorAncient rocks reveal water moved deep underground over three billion years ago. This process, called dripduction, occurred before modern pl...- US latitude, longitude and elevation are about to change by up to 4 metres: Why America is replacing its 40-year-old GPS reference systemThe US is preparing to replace its decades-old latitude, longitude and elevation reference systems, NAD 83 and NAVD 88. The change could ma...
- In 1971, Apollo 14 brought back the 20-pound rock Big Bertha; in 2019, scientists found a fragment that likely came from Earth, excavated about 4 billion years agoA lunar rock collected by Apollo 14 astronauts may contain a fragment of Earth. This tiny piece of rock is approximately four billion years...
- Pangea Ultima: In 200 million years, Earth could have a new supercontinent, and its climate may be almost impossible for humans to surviveEarth's continents are moving, and a future supercontinent may form. Scientists model Pangea Ultima, a landmass forming in 200 million year...
- Built to hunt enemy submarines during World War II, this device later transformed our understanding of the seafloorWorld War II fluxgate magnetometer: A World War II device found new scientific purpose after the war. Oceanographers refitted the fluxgate ...
- Bengaluru's ancient rock older than dinosaurs and Himalayas: 3.4-billion-year-old Peninsular Gneiss in Lalbagh is among Earth's oldest exposed crust; formed before oxygenInside Bengaluru's Lalbagh Botanical Garden stands a rock formation estimated to be between 3.0 and 3.4 billion years old, making it one of...
- Mystery surrounding the Silverpit crater solved: 160-meter asteroid hit the North Sea 45 million years ago and triggered 330-foot tsunami waves, say scientistsA 20-year-old mystery of the North Sea's Silverpit Crater has been solved. Researchers confirmed an asteroid or comet struck the region 43-...
- Scientists think they have found Earth’s oldest crash site, and it’s 3 billion years oldThe discovery of Earth’s oldest impact crater may rewrite planetary history. Scientists studying Western Australia’s ancient rock formation...
- Tremors jolt Delhi-NCR, Kashmir as magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits AfghanistanStrong earthquake tremors were felt across Delhi-NCR and Srinagar on Saturday evening following a magnitude 6.2 quake in Afghanistan's Hind...
- Did the first quake trigger the second? Watch Video of the Venezuela earthquake that stunned seismologists — what does this rare double rupture reveal about the hidden dangers beneath northern Venezuela?The Venezuela earthquake became even more extraordinary when two powerful quakes struck within just 39 seconds, leaving scientists searchin...
- In 2011, when Japan was rocked by 9.0 Tohoku earthquake, something strange happened 15 minutes later; scientists missed this deep-Earth process for more than a decadeA new study reveals the 2011 Tohoku earthquake triggered an extraordinary event deep within Earth. Seismic energy traveled to the outer cor...
- 500 hidden earthquakes beneath Antarctica, and the strangest ones are shaking the middle of a tectonic plate where deep quakes were not supposed to happenAntarctica, once thought to be seismically quiet, is now revealing hidden earthquakes. Advanced AI has analyzed old data, finding over 500 ...
- Two earthquakes hit between Fiji and New Zealand, no tsunami warning issuedTwo earthquakes hit the area between Fiji and New Zealand on April 14 morning. The first quake measured 6.5, and the second measured 6.1. T...
- Scientists discover 120-million-year-old Earth section: Here's how it could change what we know about our planetGeologists have uncovered a long-lost tectonic plate called Pontus, believed to have existed 120 million years ago in Borneo. Led by Suzann...
- Scientists uncover Zealandia: The lost continent beneath the wavesScientists have recently unveiled Zealandia, a long-lost continent submerged beneath the ocean's surface for 375 years. Zealandia was origi...
- Mild earthquake hits UK with epicenter at Tean, no casualtyConfirming the earthquake, the British Geological Survey said that tremors with a magnitude of 3.3 on the Richter’s scale were recorded. Th...
- How world's biggest volcanoes formed unveiledThe study found that the volcanoes formed along twin tracks due to a shift in the Pacific plate's direction three million years ago.
- Hindu Kush quakes may have long-term impact: ReportOver 100 seismic events have been recorded in the region over the past six months alone and some rocked the earth like a boat, while most o...
- Mechanism behind 'strange' earthquakes discoveredTeam found that the small-scale convective currents beneath the plate correlated with seismic events above in a predictable way.
- Earth's magnetic field much older than previously thoughtEarth's magnetic field is at least four billion years old, much older than the previous estimate of 3.45 billion years, scientists have fou...
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