How Pluto and Charon Were Born From a Giant Collision
Recent simulations link the creation of Pluto and its moon Charon to a colossal impact, akin to the Earth-Moon origin, ...
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Into the underworld
Sanne Cottaar is Professor of Global Seismology in Earth Sciences. She wants to understand Earth’s inner structure: how it ...
Indian Plate Breaking Beneath Tibet? What Do Geologists Say? | Explained
The latest research contradicts previous studies that proposed the Indian landmass's collision with Eurasian plates as the ...
Is India's tectonic plate breaking apart under Tibet? Here's the truth
Scientists analyzing seismic data from southern Tibet discovered that the Indian tectonic plate is fragmenting as it subducts ...
Knowledge nugget of the day: Earthquakes
A series of earthquakes struck southern Tibet on January 7, near the Nepal border. What exactly is an earthquake? Which countries are the most earthquake-prone? Why is the Himalayan region seismically ...
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Geologists discover that India is splitting into two
The Himalayas, Earth's towering mountain range, stand as the product of a slow-motion geological collision between the Indian ...