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Plate Tectonics
Plate Tectonics: a scientific theory describing the large-scale motion of seven large plates and the movements of a larger number of smaller plates of the Earth's lithosphere, over the last hundreds of millions of years. The theoretical model builds on the concept of continental drift, an idea developed during the first few decades of the 20th century. The geoscientific community accepted plate-tectonic theory after seafloor spreading was validated in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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FEB 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
Think back to Earth Science class in middle school. You probably learned that our planet has three layers: crust, mantle ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 04, 2019Earth & The Environment
Last September Indonesia’s Palu region was struck by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that resulted in over 2,000 deaths ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 03, 2018Earth & The Environment
Roughly half an hour after a 7.5 quake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, twenty-foot-high waves followed. While ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 28, 2018Space & Astronomy
Mount Everest, which sports a height of approximately 29,000 feet, is the tallest mountain on Earth. But if you were to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 02, 2018Videos
On Earth, we sometimes experience something called an Earthquake; this is when Earth's tectonic plates shift in such a w ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
An earthquake with a 6.5 magnitude shook Cipatujah, in western Java of Indonesia late on Friday. So far three casualties ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 30, 2017Earth & The Environment
Volcanoes in New England?! Not quite. A new study published in the journal Geology from Rutgers University researchers s ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
A 7.1 magnitude quake has devastated Mexico City and surrounding states, with over 200 confirmed dead already and estima ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 05, 2017Videos
Earthquakes are a cause of concern for many areas around the planet. They are difficult to predict, even in areas where ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 26, 2017Videos
An earthquake can strike almost anywhere at any time, given the right circumstances. They're most commonly caused by tec ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 11, 2017Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 15, 2017Earth & The Environment
When the Earth’s magnetic field flips, what does that actually mean? Would things change for us when the Earth&rsq ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 27, 2017Videos
Remember back in fourth grade when your mind was blown that the continents and oceans are all actually moving, very slow ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 07, 2017Videos
Earth's mantle, the thick layer between the surface and core of our planet, is solid - but it is not rigid. And this cer ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 06, 2016Space & Astronomy
Mercury is one of the Solar System’s most mysterious planets, and it’s also the closest one of the Sun. Astr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2016Space & Astronomy
Thanks to data collected from NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging MESSENGER missi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 31, 2016Videos
Recent earthquakes in Italy and Myanmar highlight the fact that an environmental disaster, like a major quake, can happe ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 27, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini mission is proving to be quite useful in learning more about the Saturnian system. Cassini has just ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 09, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have found traces of life in mantle rocks in core samples taken from the seabed near the famous Lost City hyd ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)OCT 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA developed a laser communication system, which they tested for the first time in 2013 when they communicated with th ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopFEB 27, 2014Earth & The Environment
A lot of excitement has been created by the study of a tiny zircon crystal that measures approximately two times the dia ...
FEB 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Think back to Earth Science class in middle school. You probably learned that our planet has three layers: crust, mantle
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 04, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Last September Indonesia’s Palu region was struck by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that resulted in over 2,000 deaths
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 03, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Roughly half an hour after a 7.5 quake struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, twenty-foot-high waves followed. While
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 28, 2018
Space & Astronomy
Mount Everest, which sports a height of approximately 29,000 feet, is the tallest mountain on Earth. But if you were to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 02, 2018
Videos
On Earth, we sometimes experience something called an Earthquake; this is when Earth's tectonic plates shift in such a w
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
An earthquake with a 6.5 magnitude shook Cipatujah, in western Java of Indonesia late on Friday. So far three casualties
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 30, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Volcanoes in New England?! Not quite. A new study published in the journal Geology from Rutgers University researchers s
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A 7.1 magnitude quake has devastated Mexico City and surrounding states, with over 200 confirmed dead already and estima
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 05, 2017
Videos
Earthquakes are a cause of concern for many areas around the planet. They are difficult to predict, even in areas where
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 26, 2017
Videos
An earthquake can strike almost anywhere at any time, given the right circumstances. They're most commonly caused by tec
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 11, 2017
Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 15, 2017
Earth & The Environment
When the Earth’s magnetic field flips, what does that actually mean? Would things change for us when the Earth&rsq
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 27, 2017
Videos
Remember back in fourth grade when your mind was blown that the continents and oceans are all actually moving, very slow
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 07, 2017
Videos
Earth's mantle, the thick layer between the surface and core of our planet, is solid - but it is not rigid. And this cer
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 06, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Mercury is one of the Solar System’s most mysterious planets, and it’s also the closest one of the Sun. Astr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Thanks to data collected from NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging MESSENGER missi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 31, 2016
Videos
Recent earthquakes in Italy and Myanmar highlight the fact that an environmental disaster, like a major quake, can happe
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 27, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Cassini mission is proving to be quite useful in learning more about the Saturnian system. Cassini has just
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 09, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have found traces of life in mantle rocks in core samples taken from the seabed near the famous Lost City hyd
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 24, 2015
Space & Astronomy
NASA developed a laser communication system, which they tested for the first time in 2013 when they communicated with th
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
FEB 27, 2014
Earth & The Environment
A lot of excitement has been created by the study of a tiny zircon crystal that measures approximately two times the dia
...