How water shaped Earth’s evolution three billion years ago
Geologists have discovered that water recycling between the Earth's mantle and surface occurred three billion years ago, significantly earlier than previously thought. This process, known as 'dripduction,' helped form early continents and triggered volcanic activity.
Why it matters
This research provides a deeper understanding of Earth's early geological evolution and the fundamental role water plays in tectonic and volcanic processes.
A recycling process between the Earth’s deep, scorching mantle and its surface water occurred some three billion years ago, generating magma-forming volcanoes that built continents, a new research paper has revealed. The phenomenon occurred much earlier than previously assumed, said geologists in a research paper published in Nature Communications .
The article is a straightforward report on a scientific publication in Nature Communications.
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