Scientists reveal 36-million-year geological cycle driving biodiversity bursts through tectonic plate movements and sea level changes.
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Insights from Magnetism: New Findings Dispute Current Understandings of Life’s Origin
by Klaus Müllerby Klaus MüllerNew research disputes the belief that mobile plate tectonics are crucial for life’s origin, offering fresh insights into planetary habitability.
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Pioneering Research Challenges Accepted Theories on Mountain Formation
New research challenges conventional mountain formation theories, suggesting deep earth mantle interactions as key contributors.
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Unveiling the Eternal Heat of the Earth’s Core: A Phenomenon Sustaining Billions of Years
Unveiling the eternal heat of Earth’s core: How has it remained as hot as the Sun for billions of years? …
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Zircons Illuminate Earth’s Primordial Past: Life Emerged from a “Stagnant Lid,” Not Plate Tectonics
Zircon research reveals early life originated from ‘stagnant lid’ tectonics, not plate tectonics, reshaping astrobiology theories.
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New Insights into Earth’s Continental History and Stability Challenge Conventional Beliefs
New research challenges conventional beliefs about Earth’s stable cratons, revealing repetitive deformation beneath their surface and altering our understanding of …
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