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Researchers Capture First In Situ Seafloor Spreading Event

The study shows rapid dike intrusion fed by a collapsing sill caused the eruption on the ridge.

Mantle Gases Detected in Zambia’s Kafue Rift Point to Early-Stage Rifting

New Model Points to Rare, Far-Flung ETIs, Estimating the Nearest at 33,000 Light-Years