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A University of Derby study led by Dr. Phethean proposes Earth has six continents, not seven. Using advanced geological ...

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The ‘Martian dichotomy’ is one of the Solar System’s greatest mysteries – but new research in closing in on a solution.

A subset of these planetesimals then accreted to form the Earth, which, over several hundred million years, formed a crust consisting of mobile tectonic plates that hosted the first biosphere. Dr. Fu ...

A Newsweek map shows the path followed by Chinese Coast Guard's "Monster" ship as it patrolled within the Philippines' maritime zone in recent weeks, despite the U.S. ally's continued protests.

Researchers have discovered evidence suggesting that the Indian tectonic ... plate is undergoing a process known as “delamination.” This means that the denser lower portion of the plate is detaching ...