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Thu 09 Sep 2008Why do the continents drift across the Earth?
A Dublin-based scientist hopes to solve the riddle of why continents drift across the Earth's surface. More data and faster computers will help him achieve his goal
WHY IS the Mediterranean bigger than it used to be and why is Tibet the shape and size it is? It all comes down to plate tectonics, where huge slabs of the Earth's crust drift about and collide.
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