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一艘航行在海上的船的剪影。蔚蓝的天空飘着几朵薄云,大海反射着大量阳光。
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从一万六千公里外探索水下火山

by Nathaniel Scharping 19 November 202419 November 2024

在2022年汤加火山喷发后,对其火山口的测量持续了数月。

Plumes of gas emanate from the seafloor.
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A New View of Deep Earth’s Carbon Emissions

by Saima May Sidik 7 November 20247 November 2024

Advances in plate tectonics research allow a deeper understanding of how greenhouse gases escape from within the planet.

Two maps with symbols to indicate seismic events.
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Seismotectonic Update of the Philippines-Taiwan Region

by Atalay Ayele 4 October 20243 October 2024

Using more than two decades of data, scientists find that the Philippine and Taiwan subduction region is controlled mainly by shallow seismicity and low magnitude earthquakes.

A deep canyon, which can form when rocks shift.
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High-Pressure Reactions Can Turn Nonporous Rocks into Sponges

by Saima May Sidik 23 September 202423 September 2024

Mathematical models describe how water moves through rocks in deep Earth.

A ship traveling on the ocean is seen in silhouette. The sky is blue with some wispy clouds, and the sea is reflecting lots of sunshine.
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Exploring an Underwater Volcano from 16,000 Kilometers Away

by Nathaniel Scharping 12 September 202419 November 2024

Measurements of Hunga volcano’s crater continued for months after its 2022 eruption.

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Unlocking Earth’s Terrestrial Sedimentary Record with Paleosols

by Maria Giuditta Fellin 9 July 20241 July 2024

Harnessing the micro-stratigraphy of pedogenic carbonates, scientists have demonstrated that age determination of fossil soils is possible via uranium-lead dating.

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A Seismogenic Shear Zone Diagonal to the Main Himalayan Thrusts

by Anne Paul 1 July 20241 July 2024

Scientists document active seismic shear along a major lineament of Sikkim Himalaya diagonal to the Main Himalayan Thrusts.

A rocky overlook with a few small cracks running through it. In the distance are clouds and lower hills and mountains.
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How Tiny Cracks Lead to Large-Scale Faults

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 10 June 202410 June 2024

Researchers could soon gain new insights into fault development in Earth’s brittle crust, thanks to a computational approach that harnesses experimental observations of microscale rock damage.

A map showing the elevations of land and ocean floor around the Mariana Trench, a subduction zone in the Pacific Ocean. The trench is shown by the lowest elevations of nearly 11,000 meters (36,000 feet) deep at the southern end.
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The Nature of Mantle Flow May Depend on the Type of Slab Subducting

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 23 February 202423 February 2024

Researchers tease apart the links between slabs and mantle flow near subduction zones, upending some traditional views of subduction-induced mantle flow.

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Plate Boundaries May Experience Higher Temperature and Stress Than We Thought

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 21 February 202421 February 2024

Surface heat flux data shed light on conditions deep below Earth’s surface, at a tectonic plate interface where major earthquakes initiate.

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