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Subduction Zones Tectonic Plates Mantle Dynamics Cratons Continental Drift Subduction Oceanic Anoxic Events Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ancient Tectonic Plates Asteroid Impacts

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Scientists Confirm Rhythmic Mantle Pulses Driving Africa’s Rift

Researchers will map the speed and pathways of chemically distinct upwellings to refine models of continental breakup that predict ocean basin emergence.

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Canadian Greenstone Belt Rocks Dated to 4.16 Billion Years, Possibly Earth’s Oldest

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Earth’s First Crust Formed 4.5 Billion Years Ago Without Plate Tectonics, Study Finds

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Deep Mantle Structures Under Pacific and Africa Found to Differ in Composition

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Scientists Identify Mountain Ranges as Promising Hydrogen Hotspots

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Massive Ancient Rock Formations Discovered Deep in Earth's Mantle

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Massive Anomalies in Earth's Mantle Challenge Plate Tectonic Theories

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Study Reveals Moving Hotspot Formed Earth's Longest Underwater Mountain Chain

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Ancient Seafloor Discovered Deep Beneath Pacific Ocean

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New Fossil Discovery Reveals Evolutionary Impact of Tectonic Activity

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Ancient Land-Sea Dynamics Triggered Marine Mass Extinctions

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Identical Dinosaur Footprints Discovered Across Continents

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Matching Dinosaur Footprints Discovered on Separate Continents

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Deep Mantle Waves Drive Continental Uplift

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Plate Tectonics

Scientists Confirm Rhythmic Mantle Pulses Driving Africa’s Rift

Canadian Greenstone Belt Rocks Dated to 4.16 Billion Years, Possibly Earth’s Oldest

Pulsing Mantle ‘Heartbeat’ Beneath Afar Fuels Africa’s Rift

Seismic Data Uncover 'Dani' Ghost Plume Beneath Oman

Volcanic Lavas Reveal Gold and Precious Metals Leaking From Earth’s Core

Venus’s Crust Found to Recycle Itself Without Plate Tectonics

Ancient Tectonic Histories Shape Subduction Dynamics Beneath Lesser Antilles

Scientists Confirm Active Cratonic Dripping Beneath North America

Earth’s First Crust Formed 4.5 Billion Years Ago Without Plate Tectonics, Study Finds

Deep Mantle Structures Under Pacific and Africa Found to Differ in Composition

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Plate Tectonics

Scientists Identify Mountain Ranges as Promising Hydrogen Hotspots

Massive Ancient Rock Formations Discovered Deep in Earth's Mantle

Massive Anomalies in Earth's Mantle Challenge Plate Tectonic Theories

Study Reveals Moving Hotspot Formed Earth's Longest Underwater Mountain Chain

Ancient Seafloor Discovered Deep Beneath Pacific Ocean

New Fossil Discovery Reveals Evolutionary Impact of Tectonic Activity

Ancient Land-Sea Dynamics Triggered Marine Mass Extinctions

Identical Dinosaur Footprints Discovered Across Continents

Matching Dinosaur Footprints Discovered on Separate Continents

Deep Mantle Waves Drive Continental Uplift

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