USC Dornsife News Latest USC Dornsife News in the Topic Tectonic Plates http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/topics/483/tectonic-plates/ <![CDATA[The Earth’s Security Blanket]]> Study led by USC College’s Thorsten Becker suggests that size and number of tectonic plates regulate heat loss from planet’s interior.]]> Wed, 1 Aug 2007 00:22:00 -0500