Scientists get one step closer to an updated seismic hazard map that could help Ecuador prepare for future tremors.
Tectonics
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New Insights into the Formation of Old Norwegian Mountains
Researchers look to minerals in rocks from Norway's Western Gneiss Region to determine when the mountain-making period came to a close in the region.
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A Window into the Pyrenees Mountains' Geologic Past
Researchers use ancient rifting systems in the Bay of Biscay to investigate the precollision history of the Pyrenees Mountains.
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Thin Precollision Crust Can Explain Aspects of Indo-Asian Convergence
The paradoxical thickness of the Tibetan Plateau has puzzled scientists for decades. Now new research offers up an explanation for this mystery.