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Oldest Direct Evidence Shows Earth's Plates Were Moving 3.5 Billion Years Ago

Extensive paleomagnetic measurements from the Pilbara Craton capture the earliest geomagnetic reversal, ruling out a global stagnant lid.

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