subduction
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For years, researchers suspected these fragments were linked to dying subduction zones, but the exact process was unclear.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
The study shows that subduction zones do not fail all at once.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
"Getting a subduction zone started is like trying to push a train uphill -- it takes a huge effort," said Brandon Shuck, an assistant professor at Louisiana State University and lead author of the study.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
If subduction zones continued indefinitely, continents would keep piling up, oceans would disappear, and much of Earth's geological history would be erased.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
When the crust reached the end of its journey at the boundary with continents, it plunged back into the Earth in a process known as subduction.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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