Unearthing evidence for the origins of plate tectonics
Monday, August 17, 2020 - 10:50
in Earth & Climate
Minerals trapped inside tiny crystals that have survived the grinding of the continents over billions of years may help to reveal the origins of plate tectonics and perhaps even provide clues about how complex life sprang up on Earth. The theory of plate tectonics – which describes how the Earth’s crust is separated into plates […]