News articles tagged with 'plate'
Shaking the Earth: Just add water
— 6 Aug 2009 11:53 | Geology and palaeontologyNew Zealand is the site of one of the world's youngest subduction zones, where the Pacific Plate of Earth's crust dives beneath the Australian Plate. Now, a University of Utah study... — full story
Solomon Islands earthquake sheds light on enhanced tsunami risk
— 10 Apr 2009 13:14 | Geology and palaeontologyThe 2007 Solomon Island earthquake may point to previously unknown increased earthquake and tsunami risks because of the unusual tectonic plate geography and the sudden change in direction... — full story
Ocean's journey towards the centre of the Earth
— 5 Mar 2009 19:00 | Geology and palaeontologyA Monash geoscientist and a team of international researchers have discovered the existence of an ocean floor was destroyed 50 to 20 million years ago, proving that New Caledonia and... — full story
Locations of strain, slip identified in major earthquake fault
— 16 Feb 2009 12:56 | Geology and palaeontologyDeep-sea drilling into one of the most active earthquake zones on the planet is providing the first direct look at the geophysical fault properties underlying some of the world's largest... — full story
Plate tectonics started over 4 billion years ago
— 27 Nov 2008 10:38 | Geology and palaeontologyA new picture of the early Earth is emerging, including the surprising finding that plate tectonics may have started more than 4 billion years ago - much earlier than scientists had... — full story
Isthmus of Panama formed as result of plate tectonics
— 30 Jul 2008 14:45 | Geology and palaeontologyContrary to previous evidence, a new University of Florida study shows the Isthmus of Panama was most likely formed by a Central American Peninsula colliding slowly with the South American... — full story
Imperial scientists explain tectonic plate motions
— 21 Feb 2008 15:01 | Geology and palaeontologyThe first direct evidence of how and when tectonic plates move into the deepest reaches of the Earth is published in Nature today. Scientists hope their description of how plates collide... — full story
Scientists obtain core samples from subsea fault system off Japan
— 7 Feb 2008 14:30 | Geology and palaeontologyThe third expedition of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program's Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE) completed its mission off the Kii Peninsula today. The expedition... — full story
Towards a better understanding of hot spot volcanism
— 31 Jan 2008 13:46 | Geology and palaeontologyMost of the Earth's listed active volcanoes are located at the borders between two tectonic plates, where upsurge of magma from the mantle is facilitated. When these magmatic uprisings... — full story
Paired earthquakes separated in time and space
— 31 Jan 2008 08:25 | Geology and palaeontologyEarthquakes occurring at the edges of tectonic plates can trigger events at a distance and much later in time, according to a team of researchers reporting in today's (31 January) issue... — full story