The Grand Canyon is a gigantic geological library, with rocky layers that tell much of the story of Earth’s history.
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Deep Beneath The Pacific Ocean, Earth's Crust Is Tearing Itself Apart
A careful analysis of the complex boundary where four tectonic plates meet reveals that one of the slabs is tearing itself ...
The discovery could usher in a wave of investigations into the evolution of Earth’s mantle, a layer of material about 1,800 miles deep that extends from just beneath the planet’s thin crust to its ...
An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ...
A thin slice of the ancient rocks collected from Gakkel Ridge near the North Pole, photographed under a microscope and seen under cross-polarized light. Field width ~ 14mm. Credit: E. Cottrell, ...
The ice sample, retrieved in Antarctica, is the oldest on record—but this discovery may just be tip of the iceberg.
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How The Grand Canyon Became Earth's Storybook - Explained By Geologists
The Hidden Chapter Finally Gets a Name A research team outlines how it identified and bestowed a moniker upon a previously ...
The Moon has a long, chaotic geological history almost as old as Earth itself. Every crater, rock and speck of dust on the Moon tells a story, but because it's not exactly close to our planet, this ...
A thin slice of the ancient rocks collected from Gakkel Ridge near the North Pole, photographed under a microscope and seen under cross-polarized light. Field width ~ 14mm. Analyzing rocks in thin ...
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