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Scientists Solve Long-Standing Mystery of Rising Continents


Study shows continental breakup causes deep Earth waves, leading to the rise of topographic features like escarpments and plateaus. A team of scientists led by the University of Southampton has answered one of the most puzzling questions in plate tectonics: how and why ‘stable’ parts of continent

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