Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

where tectonic plates diverge and create new oceanic crust. However, their influence on moving magma has remained a mystery until now. A recent study conducted by Satish Singh's team at the Institut ...

The source for the isotopically-enriched Hawaiian magmas contains peridotites that experienced near-surface melting prior ...

Surprising differences in the two so-called Large Low-Velocity Provinces may risk instability in Earth's protective magnetic field.

One of the worrying consequences of climate change is the rising sea level. This situation threatens many territories, ...

One common hypothesis is that the LLVPs are made up of oceanic crust that was pushed into the mantle at subduction zones. This crustal material was then stirred through the mantle over millions of ...

More precise maps created using data from the SWOT mission can enhance underwater navigation and provide deeper insights into ...

Sandwell and his colleagues used a year's worth of SWOT data to focus on seamounts, abyssal hills, and underwater continental margins, where continental crust meets oceanic crust. Previous ...

But to the east of Java, the subduction zone has become “jammed” by the Australian continental crust, which is much thicker ...

A huge discovery has been made in an Albanian chromium mine, and it could unlock 200 million tons of hydrogen and enough ...