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A search expanded on Thursday for those killed or trapped alive by an earthquake in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, as rescue workers arriving from abroad fanned out through the capital, Port Vila, encountering flattened...
Russia Wednesday expanded an operation to clean up thousands of tonnes of oil that spilt into the sea and contaminated 50 kilometers of beaches after tanker ships were wrecked in a storm. An aging Russian oil tanker broke up...

Research suggests Earth’s oldest continental crust is disintegrating

Earth's continental configurations have changed dramatically over its billions of years' history, transforming not only their positions across the planet, but also their topography...

Earth’s crust, tectonic plates gradually formed, geoscientists find

The Earth's crust continued a slow process of reworking for billions of years, rather than rapidly slowing its growth some 3 billion years ago,...

Evolution of land plants changed composition of Earth’s crust

A new study involving an international team of researchers has found that the evolution of land plants caused a sudden shift in the composition...

Ancient source of oxygen for life hidden deep in the Earth’s crust

Scientists at Newcastle University have uncovered a source of oxygen that may have influenced the evolution of life before the advent of photosynthesis. The pioneering...

Earth’s crust has been ‘dripping’ beneath Andes Mountains for millions of years

Just like honey slowly dripping from a spoon, parts of the rocky outermost layer of Earth's shell are continuously sinking into the more fluid...

Porosity of the moon’s crust reveals bombardment history

Around 4.4 billion years ago, the early solar system resembled a game of space rock dodgeball, as massive asteroids and comets, and, later, smaller...

Taiwan’s crust is moving surprisingly rapidly

Some mountains can move in the blink of a geological eye. A new study finds evidence of surprisingly rapid upward movement of earth's crust on...

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