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A diagram of the asthenosphere, which aids plate tectonics, where researchers at the UT Austin Jackson School of Geosciences say they detected a global layer of partial melt (shown in speckled red). Credit: Junlin Hua, UT Jackson School of Geosciences

Scientists detect molten rock layer hidden under Earth’s tectonic plates

Continental crust thanks to the right mixture

Microplate discovery dates birth of Himalayas

The quantitative model used in the study explains the enigmatic melt degrees and layered structures observed in most cratons on Earth.

Continents prone to destruction in their infancy, study finds

Distribution of snow and ice in winter and summer on Aurica (left) and Amasia. Credit: Way et al. 2020

What will the climate be like when Earth’s next supercontinent forms?

A microscope image from an experiment conducted for this study. The image contains glass (brown), large garnets (pink) and other small mineral crystals. The field of view is 410 microns wide, about size of a sugar crystal. Credit: Science (2023). DOI: 10.1126/science.ade3418

Study presents new clues about the rise of Earth’s continents

Scientists reconstruct what the Gibraltar Arc was like 9 million years...

San Andreas Fault Zone

Chance of big San Andreas earthquake increased by Ridgecrest temblors, study...

Above and beyond megathrusts

Modelling Gondwana break-up

How did plate tectonics start on Earth?

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Laying geological groundwork for life on Earth

‘Super-deep’ diamonds may hold new information about Earth’s interior

Supercomputing helps researchers understand Earth’s interior

Badlands near Drumheller, Alberta

K-Pg Boundary “Cretaceous–Paleogene Boundary”

New ‘Embryonic’ Subduction Zone Found

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X-ray view of subducting tectonic plates

Earthquakes and Tectonics in Pamir Tien Shan

Revealing Earth’s early secrets

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What is Plate Tectonics?

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