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Drifters and the introduction of plate tectonics - High Country News
Plate tectonics replaced fixed-continent views by linking seafloor spreading and magnetic evidence to a revolutionary understanding of continental and oceanic processes.
An introduction to deep time in the West - High Country News
Earth's deep time renders human history almost instantaneous, with landscapes shaped over billions of years still affecting present-day Western North America.
The Iberian Peninsula is rotating clockwise, scientists report
The Eurasian and African plates are converging, rotating Iberia clockwise and compressing the Strait of Gibraltar, ultimately closing the Mediterranean and joining Europe and Africa.
Unravelling the mystery of the giant 'scar' that cuts across Scotland
A 5,000-foot core from the Great Glen Fault provides unique, deep geological evidence to resolve fundamental questions about Earth's history and Scottish Highlands formation.
Beyond the Metropolis: Strategies for Residential Projects in the Taiwanese Countryside
Taiwan's 36,197 km² area has high population density concentrated on western plains due to mountainous terrain; about 22% of land remains agricultural.
Earth's Crust Is Tearing Apart off the Pacific Northwest-and That's Not Necessarily Bad News
A Cascadia subduction zone off Vancouver Island is actively tearing itself apart, revealing how subduction zones can terminate and affecting earthquake risk.
Scientists Intrigued by Weird Structures on Surface of Venus
Coronae on Venus result from processes tied to a single, unbroken crust, contrasting Earth's plate tectonics and illuminating divergent planetary evolution.
Taking Science Education to the Seas With the 2025 School of Rock
Thirteen diverse educators experienced immersive, hands-on oceanographic research aboard the R/V Marcus G. Langseth, gaining field skills, teamwork, and subject knowledge.
