The spread of the ocean floor, as tectonic plates spread apart, is known but hard to observe. Scientists have now documented ...

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TORONTO, ON - Geoscientists at the University of Toronto (U of T) and Istanbul Technical University have discovered a new process in plate tectonics which shows that tremendous damage occurs to areas ...