The Earth’s mantle, stretching up to 1,800 miles thick and making up a whopping 84% of the planet’s volume, used to be ...
Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...
After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...
Volatile substances such as carbon dioxide (CO 2) and water (H 2 O) play a key role in the melting of the Earth's mantle beneath oceanic ridges, where tectonic plates diverge and create new oceanic ...
An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.
A massive volcanic ridge beneath the Indian Ocean has just delivered a major surprise to geologists. According to a new study ...
Gather your supplies! In this episode we will use everyday materials to learn about tectonic plates and fault lines.
The mantle of the Earth, up to 1,800 miles (2,900 kms) thick and 84% of the Earth's volume, was assumed to be a simple ...
After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...
Scientists have long been puzzled by volcanoes that erupt far from the edges of tectonic plates—known as intraplate volcanoes ...
upper mantle and uppermost lower mantle. In South America and Africa, our new model SA2019 reveals detailed structure of the lithosphere, with structure of the cratons within the continents much more ...