Tag: Plates
Pulsing Magma in Earth’s Mantle Drives Tectonic Plates Tearing Africa Apart
Magma Pulses Are Tearing Africa ApartChemical fingerprints from volcanic rock offer hints of what’s happening in the mantle below the area where three...
Tectonic Plates Can ‘Infect’ One Another with Earth-Shaking Subduction Zones
Tectonic Plates Can ‘Infect’ One Another with Earth-Shaking Subduction ZonesEvidence from Earth’s deep past suggests dramatic subduction zones can spread like a contagionBy...
New Species Emerged As Tectonic Plates Shifted: Surprise Discovery
Coelacanths are deep-sea fish up to two metres in length which were believed to have been extinct.Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off...
