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The history of tsunami-causing earthquakes in Japan

Posted on June 11, 2026June 5, 2026 by Sciworthy

Researchers pieced together clues from seismic data and sediment samples to unravel the history of tsunami-causing earthquakes in the Japan…

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    Plants changed the chemistry of magmas

    Posted on May 27, 2026May 5, 2026 by Sciworthy

    Researchers used isotopes in magmatic minerals to demonstrate that continental magmas altered globally around 450 million years ago…

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      The shape of the continents is not a coincidence

      Posted on September 13, 2021June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Biological processes might have led to greater continental crust coverage than would be expected on a planet without life.

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