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Earth Scientists Detect Pulsing Beneath Ethiopia — And It Could One Day Split Africa and Create a New Ocean
The magma movement beneath the planet’s crust could be the early stages of a new ocean basin formation, which could slowly ...
How rare earth elements move and accumulate in the desert and other cold regions
They're in the headlines every week—critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and the rare earth elements ...
Earth’s Hidden Heartbeat Is Slowly Creating A New Ocean
Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...
New Scientist on MSN3d
These rocks are probably the last remains of Earth's early crust
Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...
Geologists Accidentally Found a Ghost Plume Rising From Earth’s Mantle
Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even ...
Researchers found three minerals never before catalogued on Earth
Researchers have published a study that outlines the discovery of three new types of minerals never before catalogued on ...
Scientists detect deep Earth pulses beneath Africa
Research led by Earth scientists at the University of Southampton has uncovered evidence of rhythmic surges of molten mantle ...
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Scientists Detect “Pulse” Deep Beneath Africa as New Ocean Slowly Forms
Researchers in Ethiopia’s Afar Rift reported a deep, rhythmic mantle “pulse” that is slowly tearing Africa apart to form a ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN11h
Rare Amber Fossils Capture ‘Zombie’ Fungus Infecting Insects During a Time When Dinosaurs Still Walked the Earth
An ant and fly from the Cretaceous period offer insights into the history of Ophiocordyceps, the fungal parasite made popular ...