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A new model uses measurements from mid-ocean ridges (yellow and green) to precisely describe the movements of interlocking tectonic plates that make up about 97 percent of Earth’s surface. “We live on a dynamic planet, and it’s important to understand how the surface of the planet changes,” says Richard Gordon. (Credit: D. Sandwell/Scripps Oceanography and W.H.F Smith/NOAA)
RICE (US)—A research team has put the finishing touches on a 20-year labor of love: a precise description of the relative movements of the interlocking tectonic plates that account for about 97 percent of Earth’s surface. Continue…
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:32 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2010 21:00 - 1 Comment
For fish, body form follows function
U. MINNESOTA (US)—The water movements generated by fish as they swim could have a hand in shaping the form of their bodies and their swimming style. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 25, 2010 11:16 - 1 Comment
There’s nothing lucky about catching flies
BROWN (US)—New research supports a long-standing theory about how outfielders catch fly balls. The eye continuously tracks the ball as its visual velocity increases or decreases, and the outfielder runs backward or forward to compensate. (more…)
