A study of the East African Rift reveals that ancient heating and dehydration can strengthen continental crust, reshaping how and where continents break apart.
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Earth’s hidden continent Zealandia forces a rethink of what counts as land
What is a continent when over 94 percent of it is under the water? Zealandia is an extensive belt of continental crust around ...
Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.
Continental clues: Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet’s history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Researchers have made a new ...
Like a moth in a cocoon, the metamorphosis of Earth's crust from molten goop to solid land is hidden from view, leaving scientists to guess at how the eons-long process unfolds. Using nearly four ...
European geophysicists have achieved a highly precise measurement of Earth’s gravitational field, enabling them to explore ...
A recent study, published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, reveals that the Earth’s continental crust could harbor enough hydrogen gas to meet humanity’s energy needs for at least 170,000 years.
Our planet was born around 4.5 billion years ago. To understand this mind-bendingly long history, we need to study rocks and the minerals they are made of. The oldest rocks in Australia, which are ...
Our planet was born around 4.5 billion years ago. To understand this mind-bendingly long history, we need to study rocks and the minerals they are made of. The oldest rocks in Australia, which are ...
Continental crust and granitic plutons -- Chemical composition of continental crust and the primitive mantle -- Origin of magmas of the Bowen's series -- Search for the formation mechanism of ...
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