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两个人,一个穿着黄色背心,一个穿着灰色长袖衬衫,正抬头看着一块岩石表面。
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6.16亿年前波罗的大陆在哪里?

by Saima May Sidik 3 June 20263 June 2026

通过解析古老岩石中的磁信号,我们得以重新认识这块古大陆在埃迪卡拉纪时期的位置。

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Posted inEditors' Vox

Mapping the Hidden Electrical Anatomy of a Continent

by Paul A. Bedrosian, Anna Kelbert, Adam Schultz and Gary D. Egbert 26 May 202621 May 2026

After nearly two decades, the first continent-wide magnetotelluric survey reveals the high-resolution electrical architecture of the North American continent.

A mountainous desert on a clear day. Red-orange dirt and rocks dominate the near ground, along with palms and desert plants, with a clear blue sky and gibbous Moon above.
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Eastern Africa Is Splitting Apart, but Not Where We Expected

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 12 May 20261 June 2026

The Turkana Rift Zone in Kenya entered a critical stage in continental breakup about 4 million years ago.

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Posted inResearch Spotlights

Where Was Baltica 616 Million Years Ago?

by Saima May Sidik 5 May 20263 June 2026

Disentangling magnetic signals in its ancient rocks gives an updated view of the paleocontinent’s position during the Ediacaran period.

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Drilling Down to Open Up New Understanding of Earth’s Continents

by Christopher A. Scholz, Anders Noren, Lisa Park Boush, Brett M. Carpenter and Russell Callahan 27 March 202627 March 2026

Scientists have drilled into Earth’s crust for decades to understand natural hazards, past climates, energy resources, and more. They’ve only scratched the surface of what we can learn.

A map showing continental mantle earthquakes around the world.
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Scientists Create the First Map of Deep Earthquakes Beneath Continents

by Larissa G. Capella 5 March 20265 March 2026

Scientists once thought Earth’s continental mantle was too weak for earthquakes. A new global map of 459 deep tremors suggests otherwise.

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Mapping the Whereabouts of Continents

by Fabio A. Capitanio 24 July 202512 December 2025

A new method integrates Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) with conventional ground geodetic networks, taking us closer to high-resolution mapping of plate motions.

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Remagnetization Illuminates Tectonic Consolidation of Megacontinents

by Agnes Kontny 31 March 202527 March 2025

New rock and paleomagnetic research give evidence for prolonged heating during the Cambrian-Ordovician tectonic consolidation of West Gondwanaland.

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Structural Inversion of an Intracratonic Rift System in Deep Time

by Alexis Ault 31 October 202431 October 2024

A new study reconstructs how an ancient North American rift system was uplifted in space and time due to subsequent continent-continent collision.

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Circones de 4,000 millones de años podrían contener nuestras evidencias más antiguas de la existencia de agua dulce

by Nathaniel Scharping 4 September 20244 September 2024

Cristales australianos apuntan a la existencia de agua dulce, así como de continentes que se elevaban sobre el océano Hadeano de la Tierra.

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