Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

In 1925, Germany outfitted a boat and set out for two years to systematically and scientifically look at the oceans -- and to show the flag ... It is now called the Mid-Ocean Ridge.

The letter did not say. Along with carbon dioxide, these volcanoes and the 40,000-miles of mid-ocean mountain ridges pump enormous amounts of heat into the ocean; we don’t have a good handle on ...