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Subduction thermal state, slab metamorphism, and seismicity in the Makran Subduction Zone
This study, published in Earth and Planetary Physics, explores the subduction thermal state, slab metamorphism, and seismic ...
Trump must tread lightly with Arab leaders in peace talks
If the primary goal of the Trump administration is to quickly address issues in the Middle East and prevent further wars and ...
Scientific American7d
Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
Scientists with a new theory about how Earth’s early continents formed predicted where a superold impact crater should ...
Say goodbye to what we know about the oceans: science warns of an alteration that could change everything
Our planet is constantly changing. Millions of years ago, the impact of a large meteorite ended the lives of the dinosaurs, and ice ages, periods of rain, drought and evolution hav ...
These are the most earthquake-prone cities in the world
Jakarta is one of the largest cities in the world and one of the most earthquake-prone. It is located within the Pacific Ring ...
Sun Journal17d
Want a meal and a story? Norway to host Community Plate dinner
A Community Plate get-together is based on sharing pot-luck meals and recipes, and is capped off with participants taking turns sharing theme-based stories to connect ...
allthatsinteresting19d
Is Africa Splitting In Two? Here’s Why Scientists Think That The Continent Is Breaking Apart
The African and Arabian tectonic plates had actually been drifting apart at this rate for roughly 30 million years up until then, but now that it had reached the Earth’s crust, it raised new questions ...
Dawn21d
Slew of small tremors prevent major quakes, experts say
Pakistan falls on three major tectonic plates — the Arabian, Euro-Asian and Indian — which lift, subduct and provide energy and movement to each other, explains Muhammad Rehan, a geological ...
Paul Tan22d
Government collected RM45.9 mil from sale of special number plate series in 2024 – funds used to help B40
The transport ministry has revealed that the government collected RM45.9 million from the sale of special vehicle registration plate series in 2024, which includes the ‘GOLD’, ‘FFF’, ‘EV ...
Scientific Research Publishing22d
United States Geological Survey (USGS) (n.d.) Tectonic Settings of the Arabian Plate.
ABSTRACT: The southern region of Saudi Arabia exhibits a distinct seismic profile shaped by the Red Sea Rift and local fault systems, necessitating rigorous seismic hazard evaluations and tailored ...
Scientific Research Publishing23d
McQuarrie, N. (2002) Initial Plate Geometry, Shortening Variations, and Evolution of the Bolivian Orocline. Geology, 30, 867-870.
ABSTRACT: Geological deformations are generally attributed to compressional, extensional and strike-slip processes. Since the breakup of Gondwana, torque deformation has been responsible for the ...
The Daily Telegraph24d
Beyond souks and desert safaris: How to do the Arabian Gulf differently
The UAE is the Gulf’s most-visited nation, the tourism star of the Arabian Peninsula – though Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain are hot on its heels. In January, Qatar announced its ...