[ad_1] Methane, the main component of natural gas, is the cleanest fuel of all fossil fuels, but when it is released into the atmosphere it is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. According to some estimates, the seafloor methane contained in ice formations along the continental fringes …
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[ad_1] In a study that gives new meaning to the term “rock bottom,” seismic researchers discovered the underside of a rock slab of the Earth’s surface layer, or lithosphere, which was dragged more than 400 miles below north China. from the tectonic subduction process. A graph showing the convective heat …
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[ad_1] A new model shows how the brine on Jupiter’s moon Europa can migrate inside the frozen shell to form pockets of salt water that erupt to the surface when it freezes. The findings, important for the upcoming Europa Clipper mission, could explain cryo-volcanic eruptions through the frozen bodies of …
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