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Did plate tectonics give rise to life? Groundbreaking new research could crack Earth's deepest mystery.
Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.
What is plate tectonics?
Blame plate tectonics for Earth’s mountains, earthquakes, volcanoes, and why its continents fit together like pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle.
When did plate tectonics begin?
Earth surface is covered with rigid plates that move, crash into each other and dive into the planet's interior. But when did this process begin?
Huge lithium deposits are in Nevada. Here's why.
Nevada is becoming a major producer of lithium, thanks to topography, climate, and geologic serendipity.
Hang Son Doong: The world's biggest cave, so 'outrageous in size' it fits 2 jungles and the 'Great Wall of Vietnam'
Vietnam's Son Doong cave is so large, you could squeeze 15 Great Pyramids of Giza inside it and fly a Boeing 747 airplane through some of its passages.
Will Mount Everest always be the world's tallest mountain?
The Himalayas' massive heights result from a unique combination of geologic factors.
Earth's mantle is split into two halves thanks to supercontinent Pangaea
The mantle is split up into two domains — the African and the Pacific — that emerged when supercontinent Pangaea broke apart.
Listen to haunting sounds of Earth's magnetic field flipping 41,000 years ago in eerie new animation
A new video shows how Earth's magnetic field weakened and warped before temporarily flipping during a recent "polar reversal event."
