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A cascade of events in the Swiss Alps led to the dramatic collapse of the Birch glacier, wiping out Blatten village in the valley below, glaciologists and geoscientists told AFP on Friday. Experts knew days ahead of...
A recent study, published in Papers in Palaeontology, discusses the reanalysis of the only known Idiorophus patagonicus specimen. After a nearly 130-year scientific slumber, the study, titled "Awakening Patagonia's sleeping sperm whale: A new description of the...

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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