The “Really Big One” Might Trigger California’s Next Catastrophe, Scientists Warn Geologic clues reveal a hidden link between two major faults. A Cascadia quake might set the San Andreas in motion soon after. When the tectonic subduction zone beneath the Pacific Northwest shifts, it...

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Meteorite causes rethink of how and when our solar system formed Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the asteroid belt, but now a meteorite from the outer solar system is rewriting...

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