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Scientists discover giant blobs deep inside Earth are 'evolving by themselves' — and we may finally know where they come from
Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.
Giant blobs deep inside Earth are 'evolving by themselves'
Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.
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Pacific Ocean plate sunk to raise Wyoming's Wind River Range
Not all mountains in the Yellowstone region are volcanic in origin. The Wind River Range, southeast of Yellowstone National ...
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Scientists Uncover Lost Tectonic Mega-plate That Vanished 20 Million Years Ago
Earth’s surface is constantly shifting, shaped by the slow but powerful movement of tectonic plates. While some plates have ...
Scientists Reveal Hidden Mantle Superhighways Beneath Tonga
A breakthrough study has provided the most detailed 3D look yet at the inner workings of the Tonga Subduction Zone, where ...
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In Earth's Deepest Ocean Trench, Over 7,000 New Species Have Been Discovered
In 2021, Chinese scientists boarded a deep-sea sub, Fendouzhe, and ventured to the depths of the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean. Over 33 dives, they collected thousands of sediment, ...