A buried magma plume beneath Oman’s Salma Plateau may have nudged India’s tectonic path during its collision with Eurasia, scientists report. Named “Dani,” the amagmatic plume caused no eruptions but ...
A sudden explosion of new life-forms hundreds of millions of years ago may have been triggered by a major tectonic shift, new research shows. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access ...
What makes continents move? Geologists have long sought answers within Earth's mantle. The concept is simple: Tectonic plates rest on top of the asthenosphere in Earth’s upper mantle. The ...
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