This geographical phenomenon, known as the Eastern African Rift (EARS), is believed to have initiated around 22 million years ...

As the last Ice Age came to an end nearly 10,000 years ago, something unexpected happened deep beneath Earth’s surface. Large glaciers began to melt. The sea levels rose quickly—about 1 centimeter per ...

From a research submersible, scientists saw hardened lava, dead tube worms and orange flashes from an eruption in the East ...

Researchers in a submersible could hardly believe their eyes, or their luck, when they saw a clearly active eruption along an undersea volcanic mountain chain.

and swarm-like clusters that represent brittle–ductile deformation in relatively hot lithosphere (e.g. mid-oceanic ridges). The global results are consistent with theoretical expectations and previous ...