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Tectonic plates are massive slabs of Earth's lithosphere that float atop the semi-fluid mantle, constantly shifting and ...
Due to the radiative thermal conductivity of the mineral olivine, only oceanic plates over 60 million years old and ...
Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...
A spot in eastern Africa called the Afar Triangle marks the meeting point of three rift zones—lines where Earth’s crust is being rent apart. Researchers haven’t been sure exactly what drives this ...
In the Afar region of Ethiopia, the ground beneath our feet is stretching and tearing at a rate of 16 millimeters per year ...
Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...
Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...
Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq ...
Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare.
Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...
Researchers at the University of Southampton have found something quite unusual taking place with our planet. They discovered ...