Scientists have discovered hidden treasures in the Earth's mantle. Hidden deep within Earth's mantle are two colossal ...

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Scientists have solved the mystery of how earthquakes can occur 420 miles deep inside Earth, where extreme pressure and heat ...

Amid Earth’s mobile tectonic plates, subduction zones arise as regions of intense geological activity and concentrate minerals into ore deposits like gold.

Jia Jia is a Seattle artist that dissects their intersectionality as a foreigner living in the U.S. Their work frequently ...

Their findings were published in the journal of Scientific Reports on 3 December, 2024. Ridge subduction is an important geological process that triggers volcanic activity, thermal metamorphism (the ...

There's often little warning when a tsunami strikes, but a research team at USF aims to improve the forecasting of these hazardous events for communities that are most at risk.

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous regions, often referred to as "islands," which are the size of continents.

Dating key tectonic events in Japan's geological history has long been often challenging due to poor microfossil preservation from intense heat due to metamorphism. Researchers tackled this by using ...

Deep beneath Earth’s surface, two massive structures—dubbed low-shear velocity provinces (LLSVPs)—are reshaping scientists’ ...

Over 25 years ago, researchers discovered that some of these deep Earth reverberations pointed to the existence of two ...

The Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center (CRESCENT), a research project focused on the Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ), was established in 2023 following a $15 million grant from the National Scie ...