plate tectonics

To understand the conditions that created this bloom, DCO members Sebastian Tappe, Malcolm…

Each supercontinent has its quirks, but one, called Rodinia, assembled from 1.3 to 0.9 billion…

A team led by DCO member and experimental petrologist Yingwei Fei (Carnegie Institution of…

Members of DCO’s Reservoirs and Fluxes Community Gareth Davies, Suzette Timmerman and Janne…

Earth’s deep carbon cycle is linked to plate tectonic activity, which—within our Solar System—is…

With the onset of plate tectonics, surface elements began cycling into deep Earth via subduction…

Earth scientists from Rice University, Yale University and the University of Tokyo are offering a…

Earth is the only planet in our solar system with plate tectonics. As a result, Earth’s crust is…

Compared to its nearest planetary neighbors, Venus and Mars, Earth’s atmosphere is unusually…

Earth’s mantle is not uniform. Different zones display distinct physical and chemical…