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Map from the study.
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Skewed Subduction Shear Zones

by Thorsten W. Becker 20 February 202519 February 2025

A global reanalysis of both short- and long-term deformation clarifies how obliquity affects strain partitioning in convergent plate boundaries.

An aerial view of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California
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.

Small houses painted in bright colors dot a hillside in the foreground in front of a fjord with icebergs and, in the background, tall mountains partially covered in snow.
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.

海洋附近的火山喷发将烟雾和蒸汽送入天空。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

追踪古萨摩亚消失的地幔柱

by Nathaniel Scharping 26 November 202426 November 2024

一层厚厚的地壳可能盖住了萨摩亚火山柱,抑制了火山活动3000万年,这就解释了萨摩亚火山链上一个奇怪的裂缝。

Two diagrams
Posted inEditors' Highlights

How Does Subsurface Lithology Speak to Hillslope Morphology?

by Erkan Istanbulluoglu 5 November 20245 November 2024

Subsurface flow hydrology connects soils and bedrock lithology to long-term catchment evolution in humid landscapes.

A volcanic eruption near the ocean sends smoke and steam into the sky.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracking a Disappearing Mantle Plume in Ancient Samoa

by Nathaniel Scharping 25 October 202426 November 2024

A thick portion of Earth’s crust may have capped the Samoan plume and suppressed volcanism for 30 million years, explaining a curious gap along the Samoan chain.

Map of the moon's surface from the study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Timing the Global Expansion on the Moon

by Laurent G. J. Montési 11 October 202411 October 2024

A new analysis of the relation between randomly oriented linear gravity anomalies and two large craters on the Moon implies that the gravity anomalies formed over a long period of time.

A view of a river running through a valley with green trees. On the right, in the foreground, is a ledge of red rocks.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Lithospheric Oddities May Be Sculpting Continental Interiors

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 20 August 202420 August 2024

Researchers propose a novel explanation for vertical motions of Earth’s surface far from active tectonic plate boundaries.

Rocas grises bandeadas entre pasto verde y pequeñas flores blancas
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Sedimentos radiactivos podrían haber construido los cratones de la Tierra

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 2 August 20242 August 2024

La meteorización de los primeros continentes podría haber puesto en marcha la formación de cratones, las raíces inmutables de los continentes.

Acantilados grises y beige a la izquierda con vistas a un océano azul a la derecha.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Cómo los movimientos del manto dan forma a la superficie terrestre

Rachel Fritts, Science Writer by Rachel Fritts 18 June 202418 June 2024

Dos nuevos conjuntos de datos ayudan a los investigadores a separar las influencias de la tectónica de placas y el movimiento del manto en la topografía de la superficie.

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