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Geotimes
September 2007
Nicole Branan |
Understanding the Crust Beneath Iran The most recent continent-continent collision on Earth began about 10 to 20 million years ago when the Arabian Plate slammed into Eurasia in what is modern-day Iran. An international team of researchers has brought to light an important piece of this ancient history.   |
Geotimes
April 2007
Nicole Branan |
Found: Tibet's Missing Anchor Through new seismic work, researchers may have found a clue to why the Tibetan Plateau is as high as it is. A chunk of upper mantle that's been "missing" for some 15 million years may have contributed to the region's uplift, they say. |
Geotimes
October 2004 |
California's Moho The southern Sierra Nevada mountain range in California has an anomalously thin crust and using seismic imaging, geologists have observed that something is missing. |
Geotimes
January 2004
Megan Sever |
Climate aids mountain building Two geoscientists now hypothesize that the link between climate and mountain building in the Andes is a two-way street. |
Geotimes
June 2006
Megan Sever |
Plate Shifts in the Pacific Northwest The far northern section of the Sumatra-style subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest could be transforming into more of a San Andreas-style seismic zone, according to new research. This geologic reorganization could have implications for the region's earthquake risk. |
Geotimes
July 2006
Carolyn Gramling |
Afar From Close-up Powerful stresses in the crust lead to frequent earthquakes and volcanism in the Afar Depression of northeastern Ethiopia. Researchers now say that the source of this activity reveals a possible new connection in Earth's interior. |
Outside
June 2009
Joe Mozingo |
Slab Waves Slab waves bring on the next frontier of surfing. |
Chemistry World
January 14, 2014
Ian Randall |
Early start for plate tectonics Subduction of the Earth's crust -- and modern-day plate tectonics -- may have begun as early as the Hadean Eon, 4.4 billion years ago, according to a new study led by researchers from Australia. |
