• History
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • September 13th, 2010
Early Earth Had No Plate Tectonics

Early Earth Had No Plate Tectonics

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 7th, 2009
New Model Suggests Earth Has Two Inner Cores

New Model Suggests Earth Has Two Inner Cores

The hypothesis is still highly-experimental

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 16th, 2008
Plate Tectonics Are Also Subjected to Global Warming

Plate Tectonics Are Also Subjected to Global Warming

Researchers believe that the Andes Mountains formed because of drought

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 18th, 2008
Fossils to Shed Light on the Time When the Americas Connected

Fossils to Shed Light on the Time When the Americas Connected

Remains of animals that lived as far as 20 million years ago unearthed in Panama

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 7th, 2008
Pangaea Fell Victim to Its Own 'Game'

Pangaea Fell Victim to Its Own 'Game'

Supercontinent ate itself then broke up

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 3rd, 2008
Simulation Shows How the Motion of Plate Tectonics Flips

Simulation Shows How the Motion of Plate Tectonics Flips

Model predicts future supercontinent

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • June 6th, 2008
Mountains Pop up Faster than Previously Thought

Mountains Pop up Faster than Previously Thought

Future theory regarding the dynamics of plate tectonics may include delamination

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • May 13th, 2008
Prolonged Heating Could Stop Plate Tectonics

Prolonged Heating Could Stop Plate Tectonics

A 37.7 degrees Celsius rise in atmospheric temperature should do the job

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • May 5th, 2008
Earth's Inner Workings More Complicated than Previously Thought

Earth's Inner Workings More Complicated than Previously Thought

Earth's mantle shows regions with different chemical compositions

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • March 21st, 2008
Supercontinent Split Under its Own Weight

Supercontinent Split Under its Own Weight

New model explains why Gondwana broke

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • March 14th, 2008
Mars' Volcanic Past Exposed

Mars' Volcanic Past Exposed

Mars may still generate volcanic eruptions

  • Nature
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • January 7th, 2008
Plate Tectonics May Stop Moving for a Brief Period of Time

Plate Tectonics May Stop Moving for a Brief Period of Time

In the next 350 million years

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • November 22nd, 2007
Newly Discovered Earth-like Planets Must Also Have Plate Tectonics

Newly Discovered Earth-like Planets Must Also Have Plate Tectonics

Earth-like planets

 
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