For centuries, we have been taught that there are seven continents, but new research has suggested there are actually only ...

Earth might not have seven continents after all. From an early age, most of us are taught to recognize seven continents: ...

These ancient buried "super-continents"—known to scientists as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs)—were found ...

In the first image from November 2022, the underwater mud volcano is solidly beneath sea level, with no discernable land ...

But Iceland is also located over a mantle plume – a column of hot, molten rock that rises from the deep mantle to the surface, becoming lava when it erupts. However, unlike recent eruptions in ...

Both supercontinents formed over what is now the African domain A new study reveals that Earth's mantle is divided by the Pacific Ring of Fire, a geological scar reflecting the formation and ...

Top of Budshead Road off West Park closed." Another person has said: "There's big plumes of smoke in Ernesettle - near Agaton House. Top of Budshead Road is closed." A spokesperson for Devon and ...

Last year was a big year for Fairbanks Museum, highlighted by major moments in the museum’s 136-year history, but in 2025, the museum will focus on the smaller things, both literally and ...

More than 130 earthquakes were registered Tuesday at Iceland's large Bardarbunga volcano, a possible precursor to an eruption among the several scenarios being considered, the Icelandic ...

Potential patches of Earth's ancient crust, sometimes called "sunken worlds," may have just been discovered deep within the mantle, thanks to a new way of mapping the inside of our planet.

Geophysicists have discovered unexpected structures deep within the Earth’s mantle, resembling subducted tectonic plates in areas where no subduction should have occurred, using a new high-resolution ...