A rift event set off a domino effect of geologic processes that created conditions ripe for Antarctica’s glaciation, a new study suggests.

New solutions to two interlinked mysteries reveal how and why the Antarctic’s enormous ice sheet formed.

Why Antarctica became glaciated ∼34 million years ago (Ma) remains debated, as relatively warm climates and sea temperatures appear inconsistent with ice sheet formation. Although a critical decline i...

A rift event set off a domino effect of geologic processes that created conditions ripe for Antarctica’s glaciation, a new study suggests.

IntroductionDike intrusions can assist continental rifting and plate divergence. However, our understanding of the magma dynamics during diking and the archi...

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Abstract. The formation of continental rift systems is characterised by the interplay of magmatic and tectonic processes. Their evolution involves a wide range of timescales, from centennial scales of...

Fresh out of your bachelor’s degree, or more commonly these days, your master’s degree, it can be tempting to pursue your PhD as quickly as possible. While there are compelling reasons to dive straigh...

Earth’s structure and dynamics have evolved quite a lot since its formation, and so has mantle dynamics and convection patterns changed along with it. It turns out that phase transition in certain man...

We analyze volcanic vent distribution and calculate the Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE) in the Turkana Depression, East Africa GPE-related stresses resulting from variations in topography an...

Rapid and localised changes in plate thinning caused by rifting is the primary control on the spatio-temporal distribution of volcanism in the Afar rift, according to argon dating of volcanic rocks fr...