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Scientists discover strange mantle zones that challenge current understanding of plate tectonics
Seismic waves from earthquakes have always offered a window into Earth’s hidden interior. For decades, researchers believed ...
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Melting glaciers at the end of the Ice Age may have sped up continental drift, fueled volcanic eruptions
Scientists believe that the motion of Earth's continents through plate tectonics has been largely steady over millions of years. New research, however, suggests this drift can speed up or slow down ...
Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 jolts Nepal, no damage reported so far
An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 jolted Nepal on Tuesday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. As per the NCS, the earthquake occurred at a depth of 25km, making it susceptible ...
Nepal Earthquake Today: Nepal Jolted By Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake
Nepal was jolted by a magnitude 4.0 ​earthquake Tuesday, a statement by the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.​ There ...
Crustal brines at an oceanic transform fault: New research explores geological processes along plate boundaries
In an article published in Science Advances, a collaborative team led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) ...