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Geodynamics

Remarkable Regions

The lost Tethyan seaways: A deep-Earth and deep-time perspective on eastern Tethyan tectonics

October 4, 2017
The lost Tethyan seaways: A deep-Earth and deep-time perspective on eastern Tethyan tectonics
Image Credit: modified by Anne Glerum after NASA Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens.

Every 8 weeks we turn our attention to a Remarkable Region that deserves a spot in the scientific limelight. Following from the first entry which showcased the Eastern Mediterranean, we move further east, and back in time, to the realm of the Tethys. The post is by postdoctoral researcher Sabin Zahirovic of the EarthByte Group and Basin GENESIS Hub, The University of Sydney. The southern and south ...[Read More]

The eastern Mediterranean: What’s in a name?

August 16, 2017
The eastern Mediterranean: What’s in a name?
Image Credit: modified by Anne Glerum after NASA Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens.

Every 8 weeks we turn our attention to a Remarkable Region that deserves a spot in the scientific limelight. To kick off this series, Anne Glerum introduces us to the eastern Mediterranean, which has been a natural laboratory for generations of scientists. The name of our Remarkable Region is quite descriptive: it designates the region around and including the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea ...[Read More]