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The source of unrest among tectonic plates
Environment

The source of unrest among tectonic plates

Earth began the process of regenerating surface crust about 3 billion years ago, launching terrible clashes between tectonic plates like today. A new shell is continuall…

December 16, 2018
Asia will crash into America
Environment

Asia will crash into America

The movement of the Earth's crust makes continents move continuously. Geologists believe that, over the past few billion years, the movements of the continents have made…

December 16, 2018
Japanese earthquake weakens Earth attraction
Environment

Japanese earthquake weakens Earth attraction

The magnitude of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake devastated Japan in March was the fifth most powerful earthquake in the history of the species. It also changes the mass di…

December 16, 2018
Emission of marine animals
Environment

Emission of marine animals

The crust of many animals living in the ocean is thinning over time, as seawater absorbs more and more CO2 emissions.

December 16, 2018
Helium isotopes promise geothermal energy
Environment

Helium isotopes promise geothermal energy

In a tour of the northern western US intertidal basin, the geochemist Mack Kennedy of the Department of Energy, the Arizona Lawrence National Laboratory and Matthijs Van…

December 16, 2018
Learn about life at the foot of people
Science Events

Learn about life at the foot of people

While the US and Russia are engrossed in projects that fly out into space, Japanese scientists began training yesterday to understand the origin of life deep in the eart…

December 15, 2018