By studying magnetic data, scientists at Keele University have discovered evidence of a geological separation starting ...

A team of Earth scientists has discovered that continents are slowly peeling apart from below—sending fragments deep into the ...

Once inside the oceanic mantle, bits of continents become part of the magma factory that powers ocean volcanoes.

Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden geological process where fragments of continents are slowly stripped from below and swept deep into the oceanic mantle, sparking volcanic activity in unexpected ...

Earth scientists have discovered how continents are slowly peeled from beneath, fueling volcanic activity in an unexpected ...

There are many advantages and challenges of Africa splitting into two separate continents with a new ocean between them. But do I have the right to peer into a future millions of years away? I think ...

Detached continental material travels into oceanic mantle, sustaining eruptions for tens of millions of years, researchers ...

A colossal seaweed belt stretching across the Atlantic is exploding in size—and scientists have just uncovered a startling ...

Cleaning up our oceans will be no easy task. Plastics are more prevalent than ever, and thousands of miles of microplastic soup is an unprecedented mess. And it’s everywhere-- microplastics are ...

A layover on a trip to India began a research odyssey that has led scientists to verify the existence of a "lost continent" below the East African island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. A ...