Recent research has shed light on a fascinating connection between ancient continental breakups and current volcanic activity ...

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

Waves in Earth's mantle created by the rifting of continents may peel the planet's crust from below, feeding volcanoes in the ...

Scientists reveal that continents secretly peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans for millions of years.

The Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean between Australia and Sri Lanka. They are one of the places the study relates to Earth ...

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

Research reveals continents "peel" from below, feeding enriched material into the oceanic mantle, explaining why ocean ...

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 ...

Earth’s eighth continent, Zealandia, has been largely unrecognized and “missing” from maps for 375 years. This mostly ...

A critical measure of the ocean’s health suggests that the world’s marine systems are in greater peril than scientists had previously realized and that parts of the ocean have already reached ...