Parts of ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought.
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Scientists just uncovered that Earth had continents and mountains way before plate tectonics
Microscopic zircon crystals discovered in Western Australia suggest that Earth may have had continental crust as early as 4.4 ...
A study of the East African Rift reveals that ancient heating and dehydration can strengthen continental crust, reshaping how and where continents break apart.
All around the world, from the Red Sea to the deep ocean ridges of the Atlantic, lurk more than a dozen geological misfits.
Learn how seismic waves helped identify rare mantle earthquakes deep below Earth’s crust, offering new insight into the ...
It turns out that continental breakups are just as messy as human ones, with the events leaving fragments scattered far from home ...
The map of Earth looks settled at first glance. Continents feel fixed, named, and counted. Yet over the past few decades, ...
Continental crust and granitic plutons -- Chemical composition of continental crust and the primitive mantle -- Origin of magmas of the Bowen's series -- Search for the formation mechanism of ...
First global map of mantle earthquakes reveals seismic activity far beneath continents, challenging old ideas about Earth’s deep rocks.
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