Earth's "Missing" Billion Years: Study Links the Great Unconformity to Early Tectonics
Tectonic forces from early supercontinent formation, rather than Snowball Earth glaciation, caused the Great Unconformity, a billion-year gap in Earth's geologic record.
From Victorian voyages to vanishing maps: Books in brief
Historical expeditions and proxy records reveal long-term Earth and ocean processes essential for understanding and addressing contemporary climate and environmental challenges.
The breakup of Pangaea contributed to the end-Triassic mass extinction by releasing CO2 that caused global warming and ocean acidification, inhibiting marine life calcification.
