Kamala Harris

Joe Biden

Dean Phillips

Marianne Williamson

Donald Trump

Vivek Ramaswamy

Nikki Haley

Ron DeSantis

Cornel West

Robert F. Kennedy

2024 United States Presidential Election

Utrecht University geologist Suzanna van de Lagemaat has reconstructed a massive and previously unknown tectonic plate that was once one-quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean. Her colleagues in Utrecht had predicted its existence over 10 years ago based on fragments of old tectonic plates found deep in the Earth's mantle. Van de Lagemaat reconstructed lost plates through field research and detailed investigations of the mountain belts of Japan, …

Phys.org

United Kingdom

Plate tectonic surprise: Geologist unexpectedly finds remnants of a lost mega-plate

Ad Fontes Media

All Sides

Geologists have reconstructed a massive and previously unknown tectonic plate that was once one-quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean. The team had predicted its existence over 10 years ago based on fragments of old tectonic plates found deep in the Earth’s mantle. To the lead researchers surprise, she found that oceanic remnants on northern Borneo must have belonged to the long-suspected plate, which scientists have named Pontus. She has now re…

Science Daily

Daniel Hogan

United States

Utrecht University geologist Suzanna van de Lagemaat has reconstructed a massive and previously unknown tectonic plate that was once one-quarter the size of the Pacific Ocean. Her colleagues in Utrecht had predicted its existence over 10 years ago based on fragments of old tectonic plates found deep

Sci Tech Daily

Surprising Tectonic Discovery: Geologist Unexpectedly Finds Remnants of a Lost Mega-Plate

Tech

Science

A geologist has successfully reconstructed a previously unknown tectonic plate named Pontus. Pontus was once approximately one-fourth the size of the Pacific Ocean. This discovery was made through field research in various regions, including Japan, Borneo, and the Philippines.

Plate tectonic surprise: Geologist unexpectedly finds remnants of a lost mega-plate

Coverage Details

Bias Distribution

Ownership

Similar News Topics

Similar News Topics