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Scientists propose solution to ‘Gaia puzzle’

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Nuvvuagittuq, Canada
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Earth could have supported continental crust, life earlier than thought

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Earth's crust, mantle and outer core interactions.
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New insight into Earth’s crust, mantle and outer core interactions

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A 3D computer model of the asthenosphere by Rice University geophysicists finds that the convective cycling and pressure-driven flow can sometimes cause the asthenosphere to move even faster than the tectonic plates riding atop it.
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Flow in the asthenosphere drags tectonic plates along

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Cifelliodon wahkarmoosuch
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Utah fossil reveals global exodus of mammals’ near relatives to major...

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The Galicia group -- from left, Rice graduate student Nur Schuba, alumnus Ara Alexanian and graduate research assistant Mari Tesi Sanjurjo -- discuss the northwest portion of the 3-D seismic volume at Rice's Visualization Lab.
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Sub-sea rift spills secrets to seismic probe

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Lake Urmia (LU), its water level over time, and the survey area of the four satellites are shown, along with a topographic map of Iran and a sketch of the Lake Urmia Causeway.
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Keeping an eye on the soundness of structures

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Formation of supercontinents and strength of ocean tides

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Geologist identifies hidden clues to ancient supercontinents, confirms Pannotia

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Volcanic Eruption
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Scientists helping to improve understanding of plate tectonics

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IODP Expedition 381 collected 1.6 kilometers of sediment core from the Corinth Rift in Greece.
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International ocean drilling expedition obtains unique record of plate tectonic rifting...

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Cratonic lithosphere with a high-density root undergoes delamination when perturbed by mantle plumes from beneath. The removed cratonic root then thermally grows back, with its rock fabrics preserving recent mantle deformation.
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Continental interiors may not be as tectonically stable as geologists think

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This schematic illustration of the 2014 Iquique earthquake off the coast of Chile (magnitude 8.1) shows the locations of foreshocks (blue) and aftershocks (red) relative to the area of large slip on the fault (contour lines).
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Analysis of major earthquakes supports stress reduction assumptions

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The oceanic slow carbon cycle.
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How seafloor weathering drives the slow carbon cycle

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This is seismic reflection data.
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Tiny fossils, huge slides: Are diatoms the key to Earth’s biggest...

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The Nazca plate moves eastwards with a rate of 6.6 cm per year.
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Residual strain despite mega earthquake

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Dramatic cliffs on the shores of Lake Superior.
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What geologists got wrong about the world’s biggest failed rift

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Earthquakes in the Himalaya are bigger than in the Alps because...

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Time slices of the computational geodynamic model showing dripping continental root and eventual surface uplift over a 4.5 million year period across Turkey's Central Anatolian Plateau
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Geophysicists uncover new evidence for an alternative style of plate tectonics

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The hydrothermal circulation changes the ocean crust and increases the Chlorine (CL) concentration of the rocks by incorporation of sea water
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Water cooling for the Earth’s crust

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