Giant mounds of sand discovered beneath the North Sea off Norway may scramble what we know about a key geological process.

A new study has revealed the fascinating origins of some of the world’s largest copper deposits, located in the Gangdese Belt ...

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New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

Far beneath the ocean's surface, where mountain belts rise and ancient oceanic crust lies hidden, a long-lost tectonic plate ...

If confirmed, it would make the Nuvvuagittuq belt the oldest known chunk of Earth’s crust, edging out the Acasta Gneiss formation in the Northwest Territories ... Researchers believe the site was once ...

Earth These rocks are probably the last remains of Earth's early crust Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements ...

A deep, rhythmic pulse has been found surging like a heartbeat deep under Africa. At the Afar triple junction under Ethiopia, where three tectonic plates meet, molten magma pounds the planet's crust ...

d Teilen: 24.06.2025 13:10 Halogens reveal the secrets of the lunar crust – new clues about formation Dr. Kathrin Kottke Stabsstelle Kommunikation und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit Universität Münster ...

A study reveals that the oldest continental crust on Earth is slowly being broken up by shifting tectonic forces.

Researchers have discovered an unusual plume of magma beneath Oman that may have changed the course of the Indian tectonic plate between 25 million and 40 million years ago.