Tectonic plates under the Americas, Europe, and Africa are separating as the Atlantic Ocean grows wider. A 2021 study suggests atypically hot material, 410 miles underground, is rising and forcing the ...
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Tectonic research finds that Earth has six continents not seven
Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy. The ...
The oceanic crust at North Pond is relatively young (8 million years old) and its circulating fluids are cold (<20 degrees C). By comparison, the temperature of crustal fluids can reach 400 degrees C ...
A high-temperature hydrothermal vent field discovered on Puy des Folles Seamount on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at approximately 6,562 feet in depth. Schmidt Ocean Institute Thousands of feet beneath the ...
An upsurge of hot rock from deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean may be driving the continents on either side apart. The Americas are moving away from Europe and Africa by a few centimeters each year, as ...
A team of international scientists on board the RV Falkor (too), a research vessel operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, recently discovered active hydrothermal vents on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
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