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 ...

Using advanced computer simulations, researchers have reconstructed the geological past of the region, uncovering a ...

The mantle transition zone (MTZ), which occurs 410–670 kilometers below Earth's surface, may store several oceans' worth of water. This water, which is carried to such depths by subducting tectonic ...

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.

For millions of years, Earth’s shifting plates have shaped continents, formed oceans, and built towering mountain ranges. But ...

The mantle transition zone (MTZ), which occurs ... This water, which is carried to such depths by subducting tectonic slabs, is stored in minerals like ringwoodite and wadsleyite.

Conducted by researchers from Ocean University of China and Tohoku ... can illuminate the intricate dance between tectonic plates and mantle convection—a cornerstone of modern geoscience.