This method has helped scientists identify ancient sections of the planet's crust, known as subducted slabs, that have been pulled into the mantle through subduction zones where tectonic plates meet.

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Using this method, scientists can develop models of the Earth’s interior that show where submerged plates formed along subduction zones (which is when a plate goes under, or subducts ...

Almost 10 years ago, scientists made a very NSFW prediction for 2025. And considering we're only hours away from 2025, the prediction has been unearthed once again. Back in 2016, futurologist Dr Ian ...

Then, something went awry. In new research, planetary scientists simulated how Venusian conditions today — with pizza oven-like temperatures, a crushing atmosphere, and past evidence of ...

Scientists have resurrected a strange seed that was discovered in a cave in the Judean desert during the 1980s. According to radiocarbon dating, the seed was over 1,000 years old when it was found ...