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I sometimes ask a question to students in an introductory class about geology: “What is the most famous geological site in the world?” For students from the western hemisphere, the Grand Canyon in the USA is a popular choice. However, … Continue reading
A new technique to investigate the underwater volcanoes that produce Earth’s tectonic plates has been developed by a geophysicist. Geology News — ScienceDaily
Cross-sectional view of Earth, showing mantle, convection currents, and plate motion Several hundred miles off the Pacific Northwest coast, a small tectonic plate called the Juan de Fuca is slowly sliding under the North American continent. This subduction has created … Continue reading
The newly discovered tectonic plate, named Mammerickx Microplate. Credit: University of Sydney An international team of scientists has discovered the first oceanic microplate in the Indian Ocean?helping identify when the initial collision between India and Eurasia occurred, leading to the … Continue reading
(ANSA) – Rome, November 5 – A Milan cancer patient gave birth October 26 in Milan in what was the first-ever use in Italy of a technique to freeze ovaries known as vitrification. The announcement was made by the Genera … Continue reading
(ANSA) – Siracusa, October 22 – A woman is in hospital with a newborn baby girl after giving birth on board a boat carrying as many as 250 migrants to Italy. Authorities say two Italian coast guard cutters arrived at … Continue reading
(ANSAmed) – Rome, 16 APR – about 287mila women died from childbirth in 2010, according to the who, that in the next ten years it is estimated that 3 million. A “silent genocide”, which often follows the death of a … Continue reading