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Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But do other planets in the solar system have them too?

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an island.

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Researchers at the University of Göttingen discovered that the Neotethys oceanic plate beneath the Arabian and Eurasian ...

To find out, the team used whole-Earth oscillation data from 104 past earthquakes to create a detailed 3D model of the upper ...

The Geological Society of London says of Africa’s severing: ‘Today the EAR remains above sea level however in the future, as ...

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