With a global average pH of 8.1 ocean water is slightly alkaline. But the good news is that our bodies can handle it – ...
Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.
Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.
Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, researchers have uncovered striking new evidence of ancient seafloor buried for millions of ...
Not all mountains in the Yellowstone region are volcanic in origin. The Wind River Range, southeast of Yellowstone National ...
A breakthrough study has provided the most detailed 3D look yet at the inner workings of the Tonga Subduction Zone, where ...
In 2021, Chinese scientists boarded a deep-sea sub, Fendouzhe, and ventured to the depths of the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean. Over 33 dives, they collected thousands of sediment, ...
These quakes can impact a large area but are less intense. Subduction zone earthquakes: This earthquake results from the ...
High-Resolution Anisotropic Tomography Reveals Mantle Flow Complexity and Slab-Plume Interactions, Redefining Subduction Zone ...
The two continent-sized provinces have been known since the 1970s, but it’s only in the last few years we’ve started to ...
Surprising differences in the two so-called Large Low-Velocity Provinces may risk instability in Earth's protective magnetic ...
Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous, continent-sized structures known as LLVPs. Scientists once believed these ...