Science November 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM

New modeling links gaps in Earth's geological record to rising and sinking continents

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Research led by a University of Wollongong (UOW) Ph.D. candidate may have solved one of Earth's most perplexing geological mysteries: What caused the Great Unconformity?

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