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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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Geologists discover three new minerals in the southwestern U.S.
Geologists discover three unique new minerals at Cookes Peak, New Mexico: raydemarkite, virgilluethite, and stunorthropite.
As Weis Earth Science Museum winds down time in Menasha, stakeholders discuss past, future
The Weis Earth Science Museum is expected to move to downtown Appleton this fall. It opened in Menasha in 2001.