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Forget what you learnt in elementary school geography, Earth apparently doesn’t have seven continents after all. From a young ...

A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating ...

Tremors beneath Northern California show hidden plate movement, helping scientists better understand where future big ...

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The White House-led by Donald Trump has ramped up efforts to pressure Denmark into seceding Greenland to the US.

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