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Earth’s crust

Close-up view of a white vein of calcite in gray basalt rock with a small plant on the rock.
Posted inOpinions

Real Climate Solutions Are Beneath Us

by Peter Reiners 2 May 20252 May 2025

It’s time to accept that durable subsurface carbon storage, along with emissions reductions, must be part of the plan to mitigate the effects of climate change—and geoscience must play a central role.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Matching Magma Dikes May Have Different Flow Patterns

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 30 April 20255 May 2025

A set of lab experiments involving a laser, gelatin, and xanthan gum explored how varying flow patterns between dikes with similar speeds and shapes could affect eruption predictions.

Seismic images from the study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Seismic Images Show Major Change Along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

by Andrew Frederiksen 7 April 20253 April 2025

New seismic images of the Lucky Strike slow-spreading segment of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge show thick lower crust at the center that thins in both along-ridge directions.

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Posted inScience Updates

The Deep Frontier of Mantle Magma Supply

by Ben Black, Samer Naif, Forrest Horton, Andrea Goltz and Cian Wilson 25 March 202525 March 2025

Compared with crustal magma systems, little is known about the deep sources of volcanic supply chains. Interdisciplinary efforts can help answer key questions about how magma migrates from the mantle.

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Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Seafloor Spreading Slowdown May Have Slashed Sea Levels

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 24 February 202524 February 2025

Between 15 million and 6 million years ago, a drop in ocean crust production may have lowered sea level by 26–32 meters.

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How to Build the World’s Highest Mountain

by Nathaniel Scharping 13 February 202513 February 2025

The rocks of Mount Everest’s peak made an epic journey from seafloor to summit.

China’s Yellow River flowing in a large valley
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracing Metals from Earth to Water to Life in the Yellow River

by Nathaniel Scharping 29 January 202529 January 2025

The mix of metals in China’s Yellow River stays relatively similar as it moves from the upper continental crust to biological life.

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Posted inResearch Spotlights

Deep Beneath California’s Sierra Nevada, Earth’s Lithosphere May Be Peeling Away

by Nathaniel Scharping 17 January 202530 April 2025

Evidence for lithospheric foundering, or the process of denser material sinking into the mantle, is emerging.

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Posted inScience Updates

Beneath Greenland, Insights for Energy Transitions and Climate Models

by Juan C. Afonso, Agnes Wansing, Parviz Ajourlou, John Hopper and Jörg Ebbing 15 January 202515 January 2025

Emerging consensus on the structure and dynamics of Greenland’s lithosphere may help improve forecasts of climate and sea level change and develop solutions for sustainable resource use.

Photo of an enhanced geothermal system.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Guidelines for Managing Induced Seismicity Risks

by Ryan Schultz, Wen Zhou, Federica Lanza and Iason Grigoratos 7 January 202513 January 2025

Consolidating state-of-the-art science into guidelines provides a path forward for managing induced seismicity risks and highlights avenues for future research.

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