Numeric simulation of salt tectonics: the upper row of images shows a temporal forward simulation that starts with a salt layer, on top of which sediments are gradually deposited. Because salt is ...

Miles below the surface a mammoth burp of magma had welled up between two tectonic plates ... leaving behind thick layers of salt. This "white gold" has long been an important source of income ...

The methods used in the study also provide a model connecting plate tectonics, the birth and death of the oceans, salt, and ...

Continental-scale salt tectonics may just be another addition to this list. The Thaumasia Highlands are the oldest surface within Tharsis and thus may be the key to understanding the early history ...

But why are these salt crystals perfectly cubical ... These mountains were created by the tug and pull of the tectonic plates ...

Geology. The presence of oceans, continents and plate tectonics on Earth is most likely the reason there is no evidence for advanced extraterrestrial civilizations, according to new research by ...

For the first time, NASA is journeying to this mysterious moon to determine if it might be able to host alien life.

These salt flats have built up over millions of ... but the number of places in the world with both the correct geochemistry and the tectonics to support such operations is limited.

In a new study, a team of researchers suggests that 4 billion years ago, plate tectonics likely looked closer to what we experience today than previously thought. The team published its findings ...

Here’s how it works. Using information from inside the rocks on Earth's surface, we have reconstructed the plate tectonics of the planet over the last 1.8 billion years. It is the first time ...

A new study, using a combination of old models, new geophysical data and improved simulation software, reconstructs how plate tectonics changed the shape and position of the continents over the ...

There were plenty of rumors about the Utah Jazz this offseason. Despite all the chatter on social media, the Jazz decided to extend Lauri Markkanen and keep Joh ...