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Plate Tectonics

Researchers Capture First In Situ Seafloor Spreading Event

The study shows rapid dike intrusion fed by a collapsing sill caused the eruption on the ridge.

Deep-Mantle Hot Structures Linked to Long-Lived Patterns in Earth’s Magnetic Field

Tiny Quakes Expose Five-Piece Tectonic Model at Mendocino Triple Junction

Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Iberia Is Slowly Rotating Clockwise

Thick, Buoyant Rock Layer Found Beneath Bermuda Offers Answer to Island’s Long‑Lived Swell

Mantle Waves Peel Continental Roots to Feed Ocean Volcanoes, Study Finds