One example of these areas is in the western Pacific, where the presence of a submerged plate should be impossible, as there’s been no subduction zone nearby in recent geologic history.

The researchers theorize that these far-off remnants could either be deposits of silica-rich material that have hung around ...

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Oregon scientists are hoping to help the coastal communities survive a major inundation in various ways. One of those is ...

The Oregon coast is undeniably alluring. Sandy beaches, rocky cliffs and outcroppings. Waterfalls, water spouts, sand dunes.

Now, scientists aim to get their clearest picture yet of the complex mechanics of our big-risk Hikurangi Subduction Zone – and what sets it apart from similar systems around the planet.

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A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's ...

Potential areas of ancient crust have been discovered deep in the Earth's mantle. These "sunken worlds," as researchers ...

Yonder covers tribal and rural communities on the coast of the Pacific Northwest that are taking action to survive ...