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		Mystery Behind Weak Earthquake Faults Solved Chris Marone and Cristiano Collettini on their research team's work to find out why low-angle, normal faults slip Released  April 9, 2010
		Scientists Discover Secrets of 'Lost City' The Lost City hydrothermal vent field was discovered in December 2000 during an NSF-funded expedition. Lost City structures, including a vent 18 stories tall, are formed in a very different way than ocean-floor vents studied since the 1970s. Released  July 30, 2004