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A lost chunk of ancient continent is sucking bits of North America into Earth's mantle
Seismic mapping of North America has revealed that an ancient slab of crust buried beneath the Midwest is causing the crust ...
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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.
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Giant Animal Life in the Oceanic Crust: An Unexpected Discovery
It suggests that vast portions of the oceanic crust may harbor complex life forms, dramatically expanding the potential habitats for deep-sea creatures. This finding could revolutionize our ...
Secrets of Earth's Buried Supercontinents Revealed
Surprising differences in the two so-called Large Low-Velocity Provinces may risk instability in Earth's protective magnetic field.
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The fate of carbonate in oceanic crust subducted into earth's lower mantle
Drewitt, J. W. E., Walter, M. J., Zhang, H., McMahon, S. C., Edwards, D., Heinen, B. J., Lord, O. T., Anzellini, S., & Kleppe, A. K. (2019). The fate of carbonate in ...
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'Africa is splitting': Continent's split could form a massive ocean sooner than expected!
It’s the only site where continental crust transitions to oceanic crust in real time, offering a live geological spectacle. This event underscores Earth's constant evolution. As Africa shifts ...
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Plate tectonics
Continental and oceanic plates all fit together to form the outer crust of the planet. Eight major plates are named on the diagram below. Heat from the core makes magma in the mantle rise towards ...