Tag: Thorsten Becker
November 11, 2019
Scientists Find Eternal Nile To Be More Ancient Than Previously Thought
Ancient Egyptians considered the Nile river to be the source of all life. The steady northward path of the river has nourished the fertile valleys…
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Horton and Becker to Help Lead NSF Flat Slab Research
A $2.7 million multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional NSF-Frontiers of Earth Science grant has been awarded to a team led by Carnegie’s Lara Wagner to study an active…
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2019
New Computer Modeling Approach Could Improve Understanding of Megathrust Earthquakes
Years before the devastating Tohoku earthquake struck the coast of Japan in 2011, the Earth’s crust near the site of the quake was starting to…
Read MoreNovember 15, 2018
New Study Reveals Connection Between Climate, Life and the Movement of Continents
A new study by The University of Texas at Austin has demonstrated a possible link between life on Earth and the movement of continents. The…
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2017
Only the Hottest, Most Buoyant Mantle Plumes Draw from a Primordial Reservoir Deep in the Earth
The Earth’s mantle—the layer between the crust and the outer core—is home to a primordial soup even older than the moon. Among the main ingredients…
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