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When Central America Was an Island Chain: The Geologic History of the Land Bridge
Imagine a world where the Americas were not connected—a time when wild Pacific waters crashed against scattered islands, and ...
Scientists discover new continent: Where and how was it formed?
The groundbreaking discovery was detailed in a study published last year in the journal Gondwana Research by researchers from ...
Scientists discover strange mantle zones that challenge current understanding of plate tectonics
Seismic waves from earthquakes have always offered a window into Earth’s hidden interior. For decades, researchers believed ...
Another win for geology’s Theory of Everything
Plate tectonics is geology’s Theory of Everything. The realisation in the 1960s that Earth’s crust is made of fragments ...
Something massive is happening beneath the Himalayas that could break the Indian plate into two: Study
A recent study challenges the long-held belief of the Indian plate smoothly sliding under the Eurasian plate. Seismic data reveals the Indian plate is ...
Myanmar earthquake triggered 20ft land shift in rare ‘supershear’ event
A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake near Mandalay, Myanmar, caused a staggering 20ft ground displacement along the Sagaing ...