A global reanalysis of both short- and long-term deformation clarifies how obliquity affects strain partitioning in convergent plate boundaries.

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The successful development of sustainable georesources for the energy transition is a key challenge for humankind in the 21st ...

Today, the upheavals of plate tectonics continually reshape Earth. When this began is much disputed - and we can’t fully understand how life began to thrive on our planet until we figure it out ...

On February 10, 2025, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 on the Richter scale occurred in district of Kota Marudu, Sabah.

I recently participated in a three-week-long, National Science Foundation-funded research cruise to the Mariana Trench. Our ...

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Despite its isolation, the Mariana Trench is tainted by pollution, with microplastics found even in its remote depths, ...

in the Tonga Trench. One of the deepest oceanic trenches in the world, it plays a vital role in global ocean circulation. Formed at the convergent boundary where the Pacific Plate subducts beneath ...

Boundaries are a topic that will likely never go out of season. The reason is that there is always room for self-development, and that often includes learning to set limits with people and things ...

SINGAPORE – The committee that determines Singapore’s electoral boundaries has been formed, kicking off the process for Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to call the next general election.

On February 2, 2025, the state-defined boundary line between Catawba and Lincoln counties will be re-established in accordance with a survey conducted by the North Carolina Geodetic Survey (N.C.G.S.).