Science News, March 22nd, 1986
The Tyrrhenian Sea is that small ocean basin in the Mediterranean that looks as though it's forever being kicked around by Italy. It kicks back now and then with earthquakes and volcanoes, so it's known to be a geologically active area. But scientists on Leg 107 of the Ocean Drilling Program were surprised to find just how active an area it has been over the past 5 million years or so.
As the JOIDES Resolution criss-crossed the sea early this year from the coast of Sardinia southeast to the toe of Italy, scientists were looking at the evolution of the basin from two perspectives: They were ...
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