Tag: mantle dynamics
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Bermuda’s Hidden Giant: A Deep Beneath-the-Island Structure Redefining Earth’s History
New Discovery Unearths a Deep Geological Enigma Beneath Bermuda In a discovery that could rewrite the geologic history of one of the world’s most legendary locations, researchers report a massive structure lying about deep beneath Bermuda. The team, whose findings are published in Geophysical Research Letters, describe a formation that stretches an astonishing 12.4 miles…
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East African Rift Study Explains Why Continents Break
Introduction: A New Layer to an Old Puzzle In a groundbreaking collaboration, Tulane University researchers joined forces with an international team of scientists to revisit the forces that govern how continents split. Their findings challenge long-held assumptions about continental breakup by showing that certain patches of Earth’s crust stay unusually strong while adjacent regions yield…