Plate Tectonics
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Did Mount Everest Really Shrink? Scientists Measure Peak AgainScientists in India are planning to measure Mount Everest again, in order to settle the question of whether it shrank in the last earthquake.
By Tia Ghose Last updated
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Scientists figure out what happens to Earth's disappearing crustEarth's outer shell is made of rocky rafts that dive beneath each other. The diving plates weaken, but do not break, according to a new study.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Last updated
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New Study Describes How Earth's Surface MovesStudy explains western North America's present-day landscape.
By Brett Israel Last updated
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Evidence of 'modern' plate tectonics dating to 2.5 billion years ago found in ChinaEarth scientists in China have found evidence of a subduction zone dating to 2.5 billion years ago.
By Laura Geggel Last updated
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What's Happening Under Gibraltar?Small subduction zone may be behind Great Lisbon Earthquake.
By Crystal Gammon Last updated
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Earth's Conveyor Belts Trap Oceans of WaterAt subduction zones, where one plate bends deep beneath another, the sinking plate can carry more than an ocean's worth of water into the mantle over billions of years.
By Becky Oskin Last updated
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A hidden continent birthed a new subduction zone near New ZealandA new subduction zone south of New Zealand formed when tectonic forces brought a segment of weakened continental crust from the submerged continent of Zealandia next to denser oceanic crust.
By Stephanie Pappas Last updated
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Air Guns Give Glimpse Inside a Subduction ZoneSeismic waves show what happens when one tectonic plate dives beneath another.
By Crystal Gammon Last updated
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New Subduction Zone Forming Off Spain's CoastEmbryonic subduction zone is also site of killer earthquakes.
By Becky Oskin Last updated
