News articles tagged with 'crust'
Research suggests strong Indian crust thrust beneath the Tibetan Plateau
— 9 Apr 2011 11:34 | Geology and palaeontologyFor many years, most scientists studying Tibet have thought that a very hot and very weak lower and middle crust underlies its plateau, flowing like a fluid. Now, a team of researchers…
When continents formed
— 14 Jan 2011 16:26 | Geology and palaeontologyThe continental crust is the principal record of conditions on the Earth for the last 4.4 billion years. Its formation modified the composition of the mantle and the atmosphere, it…
Life thrives in porous rock deep beneath the seafloor, scientists say
— 8 Dec 2010 18:41 | BiologyResearchers have found compelling evidence for an extensive biological community living in porous rock deep beneath the seafloor. The microbes in this hidden world appear to be an important…
Busy microbial world discovered in deepest ocean crust ever explored
— 20 Nov 2010 10:49 | EnvironmentThe first study to ever explore biological activity in the deepest layer of ocean crust has found bacteria with a remarkable range of capabilities, including eating hydrocarbons and…
10 years of Soufriere Hills Volcano research published
— 19 Nov 2010 12:08 | Geology and palaeontologyThe Soufriere Hills Volcano on Montserrat erupted in 1995, and an international team of researchers has studied this volcano from land and sea since then to understand the workings…
Novel ocean-crust mechanism could affect world's carbon budget
— 16 Nov 2010 12:27 | EnvironmentThe Earth is constantly manufacturing new crust, spewing molten magma up along undersea ridges at the boundaries of tectonic plates. The process is critical to the planet's metabolism,…
New analysis explains formation of bulge on far side of moon
— 12 Nov 2010 15:21 | AstronomyA bulge of elevated topography on the farside of the moon - known as the lunar farside highlands - has defied explanation for decades. But a new study led by researchers at the University…
Scientists report new insights into the moon's rich geologic complexity
— 17 Sep 2010 09:44 | AstronomyThe moon is more geologically complex than previously thought, scientists report Sept. 17 in two papers published in the journal Science…
NASA'S LRO exposes moon's complex, turbulent youth
— 17 Sep 2010 09:17 | AstronomyThe moon was bombarded by two distinct populations of asteroids or comets in its youth, and its surface is more complex than previously thought, according to new results from NASA's…
Melting rate icecaps Greenland and Western Antarctica lower than expected
— 6 Sep 2010 16:34 | EnvironmentThe Greenland and West Antarctic ice caps are melting at half the speed previously predicted. This finding has emerged from research by a joint US/Dutch team from the Jet Propulsion…