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Plate tectonics

Photo of the Apennine Mountains in Italy.
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Topography Along the Apennines Reflects Subduction Dynamics

by Duna Roda-Boluda 15 March 202313 March 2023

Topography and exhumation vary strongly along the Apennines, reflecting the geometry of the Moho and different geodynamic mechanisms.

Photo of a rock outcrop
Posted inEditors' Vox

The Seven-Ages of Earth as Seen Through the Continental Lens

by Peter A. Cawood and Priyadarshi Chowdhury 24 February 20236 March 2023

The 4.5-billion-year record contained in Earth’s continental crust reveals a seven-phase evolution, from an initial magma ocean to the present-day environment in which we live.

A vineyard growing on a mountain slope with several other mountains visible in the background
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Decipher the Seismic Dance of the Southern Alps

by Morgan Rehnberg 20 January 202320 January 2023

Most of the Alps are considered tectonically dead, but according to new research, the southeastern region—home to prosecco wine—is very much alive.

背景是群山和蓝天,前景是绿色的牧场。一条路从前景延伸到群山。
Posted inResearch Spotlights

新的构造板块模型可改进地震风险评估

by Morgan Rehnberg 18 January 202319 January 2023

新西兰构造板块的一个新模型可以识别地震可能性增加的区域。

Mountains and blue sky in the background, with green pastures in the foreground. A road extends from the foreground toward the mountains.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

New Tectonic Plate Model Could Improve Earthquake Risk Assessment

by Morgan Rehnberg 21 December 202218 January 2023

A new model of tectonic plates in New Zealand may identify areas of increased earthquake likelihood.

Posted inEditors' Highlights

The Crust Travels to the Earth’s Core and Back in Record Time

by Vincent Salters 16 December 20228 February 2023

Subduction of continental crust around the Gondwana supercontinent may explain the mantle Dupal anomaly of the southern hemisphere.

Spacecraft view of the surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa showing a complex pattern of ridges and bands.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Europa’s Plate Tectonic Activity Is Unlike Earth’s

by Morgan Rehnberg 29 November 202227 January 2023

The moon of Jupiter has likely experienced intermittent, regional plate tectonic activity in the past, although the plates are currently dormant.

2011年Tōhoku地震后日本Wakuya的鸟瞰图,显示出俯冲地震的破坏力。对太平洋俯冲带的持续重力监测有助于识别出大地震可能发生的地方。图片来源: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexander Tidd, CC BY-NC 2.0
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东日本大地震前几个月的重力变化

by Sarah Derouin 25 October 202225 October 2022

研究人员利用GRACE卫星数据发现了发生在地球深部的地震事件之前的重力异常信号。

白雪覆盖的山峰排列在青藏高原的南部边缘。
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研究揭示尼泊尔西部喜马拉雅港湾状地形的形成

by Sarah Derouin 19 October 202219 October 2022

研究人员通过热运动学研究发现,沿着板块汇聚界面大型逆冲断层在中下部地壳深处的地壳物质堆叠塑造了高原的生长和区域水系的发育。

Three globes showing deep mantle structures in shades of red (hot structures) and blue (cold structures), with shading in each color family indicating depth. The first globe represents the mantle at 200 million years ago. The second shows the mantle at 100 million years ago. The third shows the present-day mantle. Superimposed atop the mantle structures are gray outlines of where a new model shows the continents were at each time. These globes show Asia and Australia on the left and the Pacific Ocean on the right.
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Billion-Year Rewind Tracks Supercontinents and Mantle Structures

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 12 October 202228 October 2022

Scientists have traced past pathways of tectonic plates back a billion years using computer models, with intriguing results. Incorporating geologic data as a check on model output, however, has proven tricky.

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