The modern understanding of the plate tectonic cycle predicts that remnants of submerged plates will be found near subduction zones. However, a new high-resolution model shows that these remnants ...

A couple who have had a personalised number plate showing off their love for their favourite football team for almost 30 years have had it withdrawn by the DVLA because it could be 'offensive'.

Studying the tectonic forces within the Earth give rise to continents, ocean basins, mountain ranges, earthquake belts, and most volcanoes, along with the resulting deformation of geological ...

Long-lost remnants of tectonic plates have been discovered sunken deep inside the Earth's mantle. These plate remains were found lurking underneath the center of other continental plates, far from ...

A TYCOON’S partner got a new £500,000 Ferrari, with a reg plate costing five times more. Peter Waddell, 58, wanted to get a special New Year’s gift for Gabby Nita, 40, who already had a fleet ...

Individual aseismic areas move as rigid plates on the surface of a sphere. Application of the Mercator projection to slip vectors shows that the paving stone theory of world tectonics is correct ...

Researchers have proposed that plate tectonics, continents, and oceans are critical for fostering intelligent life on a rocky planet and estimated just how common such attributes may be.

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