Don Turcotte, professor emeritus, tectonics pioneer, dies at 92 | Cornell ChronicleDon Turcotte, influential geoscientist and engineer, passed away at age 92, remembered for his innovative work in mantle dynamics and extensive contributions to geoscience.
A Big Whack That Made the Moon May Have Also Created Continents That MoveThe collision with Theia, another planetary object, may have given rise to plate tectonics on Earth.
Could Plate Tectonics Crack Open Earth's Deepest Mystery?Plate tectonics is crucial for life on Earth, stabilizing climate and providing minerals, yet its origins and timing remain unclear.
A Big Whack That Made the Moon May Have Also Created Continents That MoveThe collision with Theia, another planetary object, may have given rise to plate tectonics on Earth.
Could Plate Tectonics Crack Open Earth's Deepest Mystery?Plate tectonics is crucial for life on Earth, stabilizing climate and providing minerals, yet its origins and timing remain unclear.
Seismic shift: Is India disappearing under China? DW 11/11/2024India and China face ongoing territorial disputes influenced by natural geological processes.
Geology's biggest mystery: when did plate tectonics start to reshape Earth?The history of plate tectonics is increasingly understood despite significant uncertainty spanning Earth's geological history.
Seismic shift: Is India disappearing under China? DW 11/11/2024India and China face ongoing territorial disputes influenced by natural geological processes.
Geology's biggest mystery: when did plate tectonics start to reshape Earth?The history of plate tectonics is increasingly understood despite significant uncertainty spanning Earth's geological history.
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Celebrates 75 Years of GeosciencesLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory has pioneered Earth science research for 75 years, notably advancing our understanding of plate tectonics and climate change.
Earthquakes Caused by Mysterious Blobs Inside Earth, Scientists SayThe collision between Earth and Theia may have left mysterious blobs that led to the development of plate tectonics, crucial for life on Earth.
Mysterious blobs inside Earth triggered plate tectonics, study suggestsA giant impact on Earth billions of years ago may have created mysterious blobs in the Earth's interior that contributed to plate tectonics.
Daily briefing: Zircons rewrite history of plate tectonicsPlate tectonics may have started earlier than previously thought
Cenozoic history of the tropical marine biodiversity hotspot - NatureThe global centre of marine biodiversity in the Indo-Australian Archipelago (IAA) developed over time due to plate tectonics and shifting biodiversity hotspots, impacting speciation and extinction events.