Newly-released research led by the University of Washington (UW) showed that a feature scientists hypothesized was present along the Cascadia Subduction Zone is missing in places. What does that mean ...

A subduction zone occurs when two of the Earth's tectonic plates meet and one moves beneath the other. As the bottom plate continues, it moves downward and eventually, pressure and heat cause the ...

Our planet's lithosphere is broken into several tectonic plates. Their configuration is ever-shifting, as supercontinents are assembled and broken up, and oceans form, grow, and then start to close in ...

This study is led by Prof. Zhong-Hai Li (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences). The present solid Earth is actually active, with new plates generating in the mid-ocean ridges and some old plates ...

Subduction zones are the most important sites of material exchange between the crust and mantle on Earth. They are also the locations where the largest deposits of strategic metals, such as copper, ...

NEW DELHI: A recent study from scientists in Portugal has raised concerns about the future of the Atlantic Ocean. They have identified a subduction zone, known as the 'Ring of Fire', that could ...

A budding subduction zone offshore of Spain heralds the start of a new cycle that will one day pull the Atlantic Ocean seafloor into the bowels of the Earth, a new study suggests. Understanding how ...

Note: This is the second post in a three-part series – Part 1 from earlier today is required reading. Without it you will have no context for most of this post. After reading this, go to Part 3.