New or “juvenile” crust forms and grows mainly through mafic to andesitic magmatism at
Pacific-type or accretionary type convergent margins as well as via tectonic accretion of …

The correlation between Neoproterozoic tectonics, paleoenvironment and early life are
crucial for understanding the evolution of the Earth's habitability. The Yangtze Block …

The evolution of Earth's biosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere is tied to the formation of
continental crust and its subsequent movements on tectonic plates. The supercontinent …

Background Drug-induced drug resistance in cancer has been attributed to diverse
biological mechanisms at the individual cell or cell population scale, relying on …

The formation and disruption of supercontinents exert major influence on mantle dynamics
and have important bearing on continental dynamics and mineral systems. Here we …

The tectonic evolution of the Cathaysia Block in South China has been debated, with limited
information to constrain the early Paleozoic geodynamics and paleogeography in the …

The southern margin of the Dharwar Craton in Peninsular India preserves the records of an
active convergent margin during the Neoarchean. Here we report the discovery of a …

Abstract The Jiamusi Block is located in the easternmost Central Asian Orogenic Belt
(CAOB) and its tectonic affinity and evolution is highly controversial. Here we describe newly …

Abrupt appearance of major bilaterian clades in the fossil record during the first three stages
of the Cambrian Period has puzzled the scientific world since 1830s. Many proposed causes …

Abstract The Lower Ordovician Fezouata Konservat-Lagerstätte from southern Morocco has
been one of the major palaeontological discoveries of the last decade. It provides a unique …