By mapping the variations in helium over multiple springs, the researchers found the boundary where the two plates currently meet just north of the Himalayas. The findings from these geochemical ...

A hidden tectonic tear may be splitting the Indian Plate from within. New seismic and isotope data suggest a vertical fracture beneath the Himalayas—reshaping geology and risk.

The movement of the plates creates three types of tectonic boundaries: convergent ... slowly giving rise to the Himalaya, the highest mountain system on Earth. As the mash-up continues, the ...

By mapping the levels of helium over different springs, researchers found the boundary where the two plates currently meet just north of the Himalayas. This new study can give geophysicists a ...

two huge tectonic plates are crashing into each other — a violent but slow-motion bout of geological bumper cars that over time has sculpted the soaring Himalayan mountains. But the ongoing ...

Beneath the grand Himalayan mountains, scientists have uncovered a remarkable geological phenomenon: the Indian continental plate appears to be tearing itself apart, revealing an unexpected level of ...

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