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Plate tectonics

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Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes how the Earth’s lithosphere, or outermost layer, is divided into a number of large plates that move and interact with one another. This theory has revolutionized our understanding of the Earth’s geology, and has helped to explain a wide range of natural phenomena, from earthquakes and volcanoes […]

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Elatostema

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Elatostema is a genus of flowering plants containing approximately 350 known species in the nettle family Urticaceae, native to tropical forest clearings throughout Australasia, Asia and Africa. There may be as many as 1,000 species of this little-known genus, which is susceptible to deforestation and other forms of human exploitation. Some species, for instance the

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