The Afar junction is the point at which the Arabian, Nubian, and Somalian plates meet, each departing in their own directions to leave a widening gap under the Afar Triangle. Eventually, the crust ...

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

Iceland is a land of elemental extremes, where some of the most powerful forces on Earth are constantly shaping the terrain.

Iceland is a living masterpiece sculpted by two of nature’s most powerful elements, fire and ice. In this video, embark on an ...

Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it cracks and an ocean basin begins.

A mysterious pulse beneath Africa's surface is reshaping the continent in ways that could change the world. Deep within the ...

Over time, it has helped thin the tectonic plates above, which will someday split apart — millions of years from now — leaving a new ocean basin in their wake. However, according to the team’s work, ...

Scientists have detected deep pulses in the Earth beneath Africa – and it could tear the continent apart. The pulses are made ...

Geologists have long suspected a mantle plume beneath the area, but little was known about its structure or behaviour.

Scientists have traced a 60-million-year volcanic trail from Iceland to Ireland to a deep mantle plume that shaped the North ...

The Wandan mud volcano has erupted in Taiwan, sending bubbling mud shooting into the air as locals ignite ejected gases with burning rags.