Volcanism is a defining feature of mid-oceanic ridges and the oceanic crust immediately ... water trapped in the sinking rock causes the volcanic eruptions that created (and continue to change ...

The enhanced maps could lead to new geological discoveries, such as locating active underwater volcanoes and previously ... life on this planet began at mid-ocean ridges, where tectonic plates ...

An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.

Despite centuries of exploration, the Earth still hides many secrets beneath its oceans. One of these mysteries was uncovered ...

Experts have been working on mapping the ocean floor with traditional methods, sending ships across the water with sonar technology — sound waves that bounce off the bottom — to measure depth. But the ...

I saw Jacques Cousteau’s film The Silent World many moons ago when I was a little ankle-biter; all I remember about it is ...

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