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The hitherto enigmatic lead isotopic composition of oceanic basalts is governed by the transfer of lead from the subducted oceanic crust to the overlying mantle wedge.

The acceleration of sea ice decline owing to the loss of the Arctic Ocean's insulating icy lid can now be quantified

Near slow-spreading oceanic ridges, hydrothermal vent fluids can take an express loop guided by shallow-angle faults in the oceanic crust.

Over the Sargasso Sea, polluted air coming from North America is richer in biologically available iron than dusty air from the Sahara, which has potential implications for ocean productivity.

The mantle plume that is thought to have broken up the supercontinent Gondwanaland may have melted the bottom half of the Indian tectonic plate, facilitating its high-speed drift.

Fossilized plant spores remain morphologically and chemically intact even through high-grade metamorphism.

Increased emissions of dimethyl sulphide by phytoplankton in a warmer world won't slow global warming.

Long growing seasons in a warmer world will not lead to carbon uptake in the terrestrial ecosystems of the Northern Hemisphere.

Potassium-rich volcanism in the Sierra Nevada records the birth of a plate boundary rather than root removal.

A unique plate interaction under eastern Japan poses an additional seismic risk for Tokyo and the surrounding region.

Guatemalan lake sediments reveal decoupling of soil erosion rates from population density during ancient Maya settlement

Frequent summer dust storms over the Tibetan Plateau, originating from the Taklamakan desert, affect central Asian climate

³He — a potential clean and safe energy source — is ∼30,000 times more abundant on the Moon's surface than on Earth

Terrestrial vegetation and soils are an important source of methyl iodide, with emission rates comparable in magnitude to the oceans

Increased wind during Heinrich events resulted in well-mixed surface waters in the North Atlantic

The birth of the LUSI mud volcano in Java, Indonesia was probably triggered by the 27 May 2006 earthquake, which reactivated an existing fault

Ungava Bay in northern Quebec has one of the world's largest tidal ranges owing to resonance effects

The Kohistan Island Arc in Pakistan was formed from more than one source of magma and in multiple stages

In a warmer climate, the Pacific region are, on average, likely to move towards an El Niño-like state