plate tectonics

The Atlantic Ocean looks set to form its own Ring of Fire

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The Ring of Fire is one of the most iconic geological features in the world. Stretching some 40,000 km along the Pacific ...

Strange structures discovered in the Pacific could change our understanding of Earth

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Scientists believe they’ve found a window into the dawn of time on Earth, and it’s hidden beneath the Pacific Ocean. A team ...

Life on Mars could have thrived near active volcanoes and an ancient mile-deep lake

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Early Mars may have been more tectonically and volcanically active than previously thought. Evidence of tectonic activity around 4 billion years ago ...

If Venus had Earth-like plate tectonics in its distant past, did it have life too?

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Dr. Sarah Adams

New research has revealed Venus may have had Earth-like plate tectonics billions of years ago. The finding opens up the possibility that ...