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Circulate within the asthenosphere drags tectonic plates alongside
New simulations of the asthenosphere discover that convective biking and pressure-driven circulate can typically trigger Earth’s most fluid layer of mantle to maneuver even quicker than the tectonic plates that trip atop it. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Siletzia’s origin along an oceanic spreading center: What’s Bremerton got to do with it?
Fifty million years ago, Bremerton, Washington, may have looked a lot like Iceland: hot new land atop an oceanic spreading center. That land was part of the Siletzia terrane, a thick wedge of basaltic crust that extends from Oregon to … Continue reading
Large earthquakes along Olympic Mountain faults, Washington State, USA
A comprehensive study of faults along the north side of the Olympic Mountains of Washington State emphasizes the substantial seismic hazard to the northern Puget Lowland region. The study examined the Lake Creek-Boundary Creek and Sadie Creek faults along the … Continue reading
Dolphin that existed along South Carolina coast long ago
Researchers have discovered a species of extinct dolphin off the coast of South Carolina. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Forecasting large earthquakes along the Wasatch Front, Utah
There is a 43 percent probability that the Wasatch Front region in Utah will experience at least one magnitude 6.75 or greater earthquake, and a 57 percent probability of at least one magnitude 6.0 earthquake, in the next 50 years, … Continue reading
Human skull evolved along with two-legged walking, study confirms
The evolution of bipedalism in fossil humans can be detected using a key feature of the skull — a claim that was previously contested but now has been further validated by researchers. Paleontology News — ScienceDaily
Rapid mantle-driven uplift along the Angolan margin in the late Quaternary
Nature Geoscience 9, 909 (2016). doi:10.1038/ngeo2835 Authors: R. T. Walker, M. Telfer, R. L. Kahle, M. W. Dee, B. Kahle, J.-L. Schwenninger, R. A. Sloan & A. B. Watts Nature Geoscience – Issue – nature.com science feeds
Geological expedition along the southwest coast of Scotland
Compared to the geological architecture of other European countries not exceeding a total area of 100,000km², the geology of Scotland is characterised by an unusual diversity of geological features. Due to its tectono-metamorphic complexity Scotland attracted numerous earth scientists in … Continue reading
Massive Earthquake Along the San Andreas Fault Is Disturbingly Imminent
Massive Earthquake Along the San Andreas Fault Is Disturbingly Imminent Risk of big earthquake on San Andreas fault rises after quake swarm at Salton Sea The rumbling started Monday morning deep under the Salton Sea. A rapid succession of small … Continue reading
Paleontologists find North America’s oldest monkey fossil along Panama Canal
It was late in the year, but Panama was still muggy and rain clouds were closing in. A field crew of student-paleontologists wasn’t having much luck, but Aaron Wood kept chipping away at the exposed rock with a flathead screwdriver. … Continue reading