Underlying the Persian Gulf itself is a basin filled with debris eroded from the rising of the Zagros Mountains. In its ...

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New research from Adelaide University has revealed that geological processes dating back billions of years are critical to ...

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A new seismic study has uncovered large-scale deformation patterns nearly 1,800 miles beneath Earth’s surface. The findings ...

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On the shores of the west coast of Australia lies a window to our past: the stromatolites and microbial mats of Gathaagudu ...

The Ontong Java Plateau (OJP), located in the Pacific Ocean, formed around 110 to 120 million years ago through massive submarine volcanic eruptions. This event is considered the most extensive ...

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Animal life began in aquatic environments more than 600 million years ago. Around 500 million years ago, during the Cambrian ...

Introduction The February 2026 Strait of Hormuz closure has exposed a category of critical infrastructure vulnerability that ...

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