Plate Tectonics: Global Thermostat

The continental game of bumper cars known as plate tectonics is part of a global recycling system crucial to maintaining long-term temperature constancy—and giving rise to life.

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February 9, 2011

The continental game of bumper cars known as plate tectonics is part of a global recycling system crucial to maintaining long-term temperature constancy—and giving rise to life.

Peter Ward

Professor, Sprigg Institute of Geobiology, The University of Adelaide

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