For the first time, scientists have observed how a subducting oceanic plate actively breaks apart into fragments, forming microplates in a slow, step-by-step collapse. Shuck et al. 2025/Science Advances For the first time, scientists have observed how a subducting oceanic plate actively breaks apart into fragments, forming microplates in a slow, step-by-step collapse. Subduction zones are some of the most …
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