Computational modeling shows that plate tectonics weren't necessary for early continents. The formation of Earth's continents billions of years ago set the stage for life to thrive. But scientists ...
The history of Earth's continents might be different from what we first thought. The most popular theory of how the continents formed billions of years ago may not be right, according to a paper in ...
Crystals hidden in Australia’s oldest rocks have revealed new clues about how Earth and the Moon formed. The study suggests ...
A new study has revealed that two continent-sized regions in Earth's deep mantle have distinctive histories and resulting ...
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Tectonic research finds that Earth has six continents not seven
Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.
Visualisation of seismic model S40RTS (Ritsema et al., 2011), showing the LLVP (large red area) under Africa, made using the GPlates software. Credit: Jeroen Ritsema et al. A new study led by ...
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