European geophysicists have achieved a highly precise measurement of Earth’s gravitational field, enabling them to explore ...
The ChemCam laser instrument on NASA’s Curiosity rover has turned its beam onto some unusually light-colored rocks on Mars, and the results are surprisingly similar to Earth’s granitic continental ...
Continental clues: Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet’s history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Researchers have made a new ...
Our planet was born around 4.5 billion years ago. To understand this mind-bendingly long history, we need to study rocks and the minerals they are made of. The oldest rocks in Australia, which are ...
Our planet was born around 4.5 billion years ago. To understand this mind-bendingly long history, we need to study rocks and the minerals they are made of. The oldest rocks in Australia, which are ...
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Drying climate supercharges the breakup of East Africa’s slowly splitting land
The land in East Africa is slowly tearing itself apart, a continental fracture that will eventually open a new ocean basin.
Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.
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