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Tiny Quakes Expose Five-Piece Tectonic Model at Mendocino Triple Junction

Researchers mapped concealed plate fragments with tidal-sensitive microearthquakes to clarify the shallow source of the 1992 Cape Mendocino quake.

Mantle Waves Peel Continental Roots to Feed Ocean Volcanoes, Study Finds

Seismic Images Reveal Explorer Plate Tearing in Stages Beneath Northern Cascadia

New Model Ties Nuna’s Breakup to Conditions for Complex Life

Conference Model Points to Rare, Distant Technological Civilizations in the Milky Way

Northern Appalachian Heat Anomaly Linked to Ancient Labrador Sea Rift

Scientists Confirm Rhythmic Mantle Pulses Driving Africa’s Rift

Canadian Greenstone Belt Rocks Dated to 4.16 Billion Years, Possibly Earth’s Oldest

Pulsing Mantle ‘Heartbeat’ Beneath Afar Fuels Africa’s Rift

Volcanic Lavas Reveal Gold and Precious Metals Leaking From Earth’s Core