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Tectonic Plates Can Infect' One Another with Earth-Shaking Subduction Zones

Subduction zones can propagate like a contagion, with significant implications for understanding earthquake and tsunami origins.

OMG science

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

2 months ago

The Geological Heart of Venus Still Beats Today, New Study Suggests

Recent studies reveal Venus may have active geological processes, challenging previous perceptions of its inertness.

fromCornell Chronicle

5 months ago

Don Turcotte, professor emeritus, tectonics pioneer, dies at 92 | Cornell Chronicle

Coming into earth sciences from his very mechanics-based perspective, he just saw so many unexplored areas of large-scale phenomenon, and he would look at them from a different perspective with great innovation and analysis.

Retirement

fromwww.livescience.com

7 months ago

Could Plate Tectonics Crack Open Earth's Deepest Mystery?

As new methods allow scientists to look ever-deeper into the past, some are now arguing that plate tectonics emerged very soon after Earth's formation, perhaps predating life itself.