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Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era. Insights from a University of California study suggest that early Earth had ...

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President Donald Trump will on Wednesday sign his first executive order attempting to ban transgender athletes at all levels of US women’s sport by LA 2028.

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Meteorologist Chris Mulcahy breaks down what you need to know about tectonic plates and earthquake magnitudes.

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Plate tectonics had arranged the world's continents into a single massive landmasses: Pangaea. Today I attempt to use my knowledge of geography to create a basic map of what this land might have ...

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Taiwan's enhanced warning system - Taiwan is frequently hit by earthquakes due to its location on the edges of two tectonic plates near the Pacific Ring of Fire, which USGS says is the most ...

Earthquakes are caused by movement along faults, which are fractures between tectonic plates. — Plates move due to processes ... As both plates were of a comparable density, their site of impact ...