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Lori Dengler | The Galápagos Islands: A unique collision of tectonics, currents, and evolution
I just returned home from an adventure in Ecuador, the highlight was two weeks on a boat exploring the Galápagos Islands. As ...
Tectonic plates can spread subduction like a contagion — jumping from one oceanic plate to another
Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world's most devastating earthquakes and ...
Tectonic Plates Can ‘Infect’ One Another with Earth-Shaking Subduction Zones
Subduction zones, where one tectonic plate dives underneath another, drive the world’s most devastating earthquakes and ...
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The First Complete Map of Earth’s Lost Continent is Here
You might think you know all of Earth’s continents, but there’s one that has remained hidden for millions of years. Zealandia ...
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1,000-foot mega-tsunami could erase parts of the U.S., scientists say it has happened before
Landslides, earthquakes, and subduction faults could generate 1,000-foot mega-tsunamis, wiping coastal communities off the ...
New study challenges what we know about how Earth's surface evolved
Earth’s earliest crust may have looked a lot more like the continents we know today than scientists once believed. A recent study shakes up old ideas about how Earth's surface evolved, showing that ...
Wallace’s Line: The invisible barrier what animals don’t cross — Here’s Why
This fascinating divide is called Wallace’s Line. It’s named after Alfred Russel Wallace, a naturalist who noticed the sharp ...