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Articles 1-43 out of 43 article(s) Title Author Type Date Words Plate tectonics may have had an early start: ancient zircon crystals imply activity during Hadean eon. Perkins, Sid Jan 3, 2009 396 Earth's tectonic plates may move intermittently. Carlowicz, Mike; Lippsett, Lonny Brief article Sep 1, 2008 248 The making of a mountain: journey to the Himalayas and discover what happens when continents collide. (Earth Science Geology). Masibay, Kim Y. Mar 7, 2003 1204 SCIENCE EDUCATION. Jan 1, 2001 5798 Model offers grounds for midwestern quakes. Perkins, S. Brief Article Sep 30, 2000 504 Plate Tectonics ... on Mars. COWEN, RON May 1, 1999 2019 The San Andreas' secret helpers. Monastersky, Richard Brief Article Jul 26, 1997 407 Tibet reveals its squishy underbelly. Monastersky, Richard Dec 7, 1996 679 Why is the Pacific so big? Look down deep. Monastersky, Richard Oct 5, 1996 556 Geologists ponder the depth of earthquakes. Skindrud, Erik Brief Article Aug 3, 1996 317 Stone Age technology for tectonics. Monastersky, Richard Brief Article Jun 1, 1996 320 Volcanoes reveal Earth's hidden currents. Monastersky, Richard Nov 25, 1995 602 Recycling the continents. Brief Article Oct 14, 1995 234 Two plates are better than one. Brief Article Aug 19, 1995 314 The India-Asia collision: what gives? Brief Article Jul 2, 1994 476 New theory of how Mars was shaped. Jun 1, 1994 580 When plates collide: convergent-margin geology. Taira, Asahiko Dec 22, 1993 1181 American plate shows its edge in Japan jolt. Monastersky, Richard Jul 24, 1993 669 First evidence of mantle plume. Monastersky, Richard Brief Article Jun 12, 1993 330 The other half of the Basin and Range. Brief Article Sep 5, 1992 202 Hitting a barrier deep within the planet. Monastersky, Richard Feb 29, 1992 724 Diamonds from continental garbage. Monastersky, Richard Nov 2, 1991 245 A summer spate of Pacific quakes. Sep 7, 1991 243 Northwest squeeze: quake in the making. Apr 20, 1991 328 Blob tectonics on Venus. Dec 15, 1990 486 First look at the base of the plates. Jul 28, 1990 321 Tibet's tectonic escape act: caught in a closing vise between India and Asia, Tibet may slip out to the side. Monastersky, Richard Jul 14, 1990 2645 Spring earthquakes rattle the globe. Jun 23, 1990 636 New picture of California plate puzzle. Mar 17, 1990 274 Birth of a subduction zone. Monastersky, Richard Dec 16, 1989 339 Spinning the supercontinent cycle. Monastersky, Richard Jun 3, 1989 2566 Eyes on the Africa-Eurasia vise. Monastersky, Richard May 27, 1989 259 Earliest evidence of plate tectonics. Flam, Faye Mar 11, 1989 572 Tearing a tectonic plate in two. Jul 30, 1988 624 Catching subduction in the act. Monastersky, Richard Jan 2, 1988 376 Set adrift by wandering hotspots: these sources of volcanic activity have long served as scientific benchmarks. But are they really that reliable? Monastersky, Richard Oct 17, 1987 2448 Rooting for continental roots; the discovery that the old cores of continents are unusually thick is rifting traditional notions about continental drift. Weisburd, Stefi Dec 13, 1986 2773 India gets under Eurasia's skin. Oct 18, 1986 415 Ancient traces of plate tectonics? Aug 16, 1986 291 Plunging plates cause a stir; scientists are beginning to rally around a decade-old idea that oceanic plates descend into the lower mantle of the earth. Weisburd, Stefi Aug 16, 1986 2572 Fossilized magnets and fickle rocks. Jul 5, 1986 284 Could crustal strain form 'Texachusetts'? Weisburd, Stefi May 31, 1986 279 Earth's 'pulses' tied to plate rates. Weisburd, Stefi May 25, 1985 1039