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Southern California’s tectonic plates revealed in detail

Geology Page - October 9, 2011

Rifting is one of the fundamental geological forces that have shaped our planet. Were it not for the stretching of continents and the oceans...

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Volcanic rock probe helps unlock mysteries of how Earth formed

November 11, 2013

An assortment of paleognath and neognath bird eggs and a fossil theropod egg (on the right).

Dinosaurs put all colored birds’ eggs in one basket, evolutionarily speaking

November 1, 2018

Volcanic eruption begins under Iceland glacier

August 24, 2014

Methane-munching microbes living in the deep biosphere for 400 Million years

May 11, 2017

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Oblique view of the risk map for lava flow inundation on the flanks of Mt. Etna for the next 50 years.

Living at the edge of an active volcano: Risk from lava...

And now, the volcano forecast

Diamonds Show Depth Extent of Earth’s Carbon Cycle

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