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Earth's crust is peeling away under California
A section of the upper mantle and crust under the Sierra Nevada mountains is peeling away, in a process that may mimic how ...
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Earth's Crust May Be Peeling Away Deep Beneath California
Like a moth in a cocoon, the metamorphosis of Earth's crust from molten goop to solid land is hidden from view, leaving ...
Incredible but true: scientists uncover a hidden process deep beneath California that could change geology forever
The findings could impact how we understand the composition of the land we walk on, together with our understanding of volcanic activity and earthquake risk ...
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Earth's crust is collapsing under a hidden force—scientists reveal the shocking reason
As the process continued, the descending oceanic plate functions like an anchor, dragging down the Earth's crust and forming a vast depression that has accumulated millions of years' worth of ...
Science news this week: 'Impossible' black holes and Antarctica's hidden 'plumbing'
Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...
‘10,000 billion tons sinking’: Earth’s crust is collapsing under a hidden force
Deep beneath the Zagros Mountains, the Neotethys plate is tearing apart, dragging Earth's crust downward. This shift may ...
From Lava to Life: Unlocking Earth’s Oldest Mysteries
Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era.
Two buried ‘supercontinents’ hiding inside Earth could be much older than previously thought
Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...
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Ocean plate from time of Pangaea is now being torn apart under Iraq and Iran
The ocean plate was once the seafloor of Neotethys — an ocean that formed when the supercontinent Pangaea broke up into a ...