plate tectonics

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MEET Project Looks Back in Time at Earth’s Evolution 18 December 2019 Feature

Scientists know little about the Hadean eon, the tumultuous first 600 million years of Earth’s…

Recycling of Ocean Crust Began in Earth’s First Billion Years 16 July 2019 Feature

Earth is the only planet known to have plate tectonics, where pieces of crust gradually move,…

EarthByte
Members of EarthByte Group Host Webinar 8 March 2019 Feature

EarthByte group members Zahirovic, Kevin Wong and Madison East fielded questions about the progress…

Webinar: Expanding our vision of space and time: EarthByte 8 March 2019 Feature

In this webinar, EarthByte developer Sabin Zahirovic (University of Sydney, Australia), along…

degassing at faults
Spreading Faults Create New Deep Carbon Leaks 26 November 2018 Feature

Since at least the 1970s, scientists have noticed that areas with frequent earthquakes also tend to…

sampling volcanic gases
A Detailed Investigation of Inputs and Outputs of Volatiles at New Zealand’s Hikurangi Margin 15 August 2018 Feature

In an ongoing National Science Foundation-funded project, DCO researchers are investigating the…

carbonate platforms and subduction zones
Global Temperatures Rise When Ancient Reefs Encounter Subduction Zones 19 July 2018 Feature

Carbonate platforms are ancient reefs that build up over millions of years, composed of the carbon-…

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Large Igneous Provinces Contribute to Ups and Downs in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide 8 June 2018 Feature

About 250 million years ago, a massive volcanic eruption flooded modern-day Siberia with lava,…

DCO/EarthByte Modeling Workshop
DCO/EarthByte Modeling Workshop 27 April 2018 Feature

Sabin Zahirovic opened the meeting with an overview of how tectonic evolution has influenced the…

New Seafloor Sponges Up Carbon to Stabilize the Climate 26 February 2018 Feature

In a new paper in the journal Science Advances [1], DCO members Dietmar Müller and Adriana…

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