Anisotropic zoning in the upper crust of the Tianshan Tectonic Belt
The collision between the Indian and Eurasian plates resulted in the formation of the Tianshan Tectonic Belt; however, the formation mechanism of Tianshan and the construction of a dynamic model explaining it remain to be realized and an integrated u.....»»
Going with the grains to explain a fundamental tectonic force
A new study suggests that tiny, mineral grains—squeezed and mixed over millions of years—set in motion the chain of events that plunge massive tectonic plates deep into the Earth's interior......»»
Researchers: Climate change will alter the position of the Earth"s tropical rain belt
Future climate change will cause a regionally uneven shifting of the tropical rain belt—a narrow band of heavy precipitation near the equator—according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions. This developmen.....»»
Upper ocean temperatures hit record high in 2020
Even with the small COVID-19-related dip in global carbon emissions due to limited travel and other activities, the ocean temperatures continued a trend of breaking records in 2020. A new study, authored by 20 scientists from 13 institutes around the.....»»
New study of Earth"s crust shows global growth spurt three billion years ago
Curtin University researchers have used ancient crystals from eroded rocks found in stream sediments in Greenland to successfully test the theory that portions of Earth's ancient crust acted as 'seeds' from which later generations of crust grew......»»
LaNeve built strong ties with Ford dealers
The head of U.S. marketing, sales and service who resigned last week to pursue other opportunities often served as the chief liaison between the automaker's upper management and its retail network......»»
With 5 new unicorns in first week of 2021, are we in for a stampede this year?
What a week. Democracy is still standing and the nation is getting back to work, so let’s press forward, even if it does feel surreal to cover business news after witnessing a live-streamed coup attempt. Setting aside the tectonic political mom.....»»
First Look: The Creality Belt Printer, A Tiny Automated Factory On Your Desktop
We’ve seen several iterations of the “Belt Printer” concept over the last few years. The concept is that the bed of the printer is a belt, allowing for you to print objects that stretch off into the distance theoretically as long as.....»»
COVID-19 dominates annual list of banished words, terms
Even as vaccines are being rolled out to battle the coronavirus, wordsmiths at Lake Superior State University in Michigan's Upper Peninsula say they want to kick any trace of it from the English language......»»
New research points to effective ways to increase support for addressing economic inequality
Researchers at NYU and the University of California, Irvine have found that information about economic inequality focusing on the disadvantages facing people from the lower-socioeconomic class, as opposed to messages highlighting advantages the upper.....»»
Virgin Galactic Unexpectedly Aborted a Test Flight of Its Space Plane
CNN reports: Virgin Galactic's supersonic rocket plane was scheduled to fire into the upper atmosphere Saturday, but after climbing more than 40,000 feet over New Mexico attached to its mothership, the space plane made an unexpected turn toward home.....»»