Earth’s Longest Volcanic Ridge May Be an Underwater Moving Hotspot
Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, exhibited significant motion.
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Scientists track Earth’s ancient, destroyed oceans
The oceans and continents aren't as fixed as we tend to think of them.
Magma chamber beneath Yellowstone National Park might be even vaster than thought
Beneath one of the most famous touristic attractions in the world, the Yellowstone National Park, there lies one of the ...
Reunderstanding how West America was formed
For decades, the accepted theory was that the mountain chains running from Alaska to Mexico were created from fragments of ...
