Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...
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Earth's crust is tearing apart off the Pacific Northwest—and that's not necessarily bad news
With unprecedented clarity, scientists have directly observed a subduction zone—the collision point where one tectonic plate ...
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No near neighbors: Closest technologically advanced aliens may be 33,000 light-years from Earth
A new study suggests that, without plate tectonics and the right balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen, advanced alien ...
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What would happen if Tectonic Plates suddenly speed up?
"Recent studies found, that the movements of the tectonic plates are slowly increasing over the course of history. In this video we will take a look at the hypothetical scenario, of how a drastic ...
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Scientists Intrigued by Weird Structures on Surface of Venus
Strange, quasi-circular circles structures called coronae scour the surface of Venus — but their origins are a mystery.
Cratons are thick and relatively cold, making them very durable during earth’s history. Continents, and their craton cores, ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN
Earth’s Crust Is Cracking Beneath Pacific Northwest—Scientists Warn of Devastating Earthquake Risk
In a groundbreaking study published in Science Advances (2025), scientists uncovered a fascinating and unusual process ...
Why does humanity live on a planet orbiting a rare G-type dwarf star (like our Sun) when M-type red dwarfs comprise 82% of ...
Human water management contributes to sinking land across the globe, and it may also be responsible for an unexpected rise ...
Sealed Apollo 17 samples analyzed with new techniques reveal that the Moon’s interior contains sulfur isotopes unlike those ...
A subduction zone breaking apart was caught in real time, showing how Earth’s tectonic plates die, detach, and reshape the ...
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