Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even ...

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

Scientists have traced a 60-million-year volcanic trail from Iceland to Ireland to a deep mantle plume that shaped the North ...

MUSCAT: A team of international scientists has discovered what they believe is the first confirmed "ghost plume" — a hidden ...

Evidence has been found for a mantle plume beneath Oman, on the Arabian Peninsula. Unlike all the confirmed mantle plumes ...

A mysterious phenomenon beneath Oman is changing the way scientists view Earth's geology. A hidden structure, unlike anything ...

There’s no geological artist quite like Earth’s plate tectonics. Thanks to this ongoing operation, we have mountains and oceans, terrifying earthquakes, incandescent volcanic eruptions, and ...

This vast field of mineral towers, called the Lost City, is the oldest known hydrothermal system in the ocean. Scientists ...

Deep beneath Earth’s surface, hot mantle rock slowly rises, fueling massive volcanic activity, tearing continents apart, and ...