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Lithospheric Drip Helped Green River Cut Through Utah’s Uinta Mountains, Study Finds

Seismic evidence points to a detached mantle drip that briefly lowered the range, opening a path for the river.

Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Strikes Offshore Northern Peru

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