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Lava bursts from Earth's mantle are creating a new ocean in Africa
In East Africa's Afar Depression, scientists have discovered that fresh lava from deep within the Earth's mantle is driving ...
Earth’s Hidden Heartbeat Is Slowly Creating A New Ocean
Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...
Santorini earthquakes traced to sideways magma movement in crust, not traditional volcanic centers
When the island of Santorini was rattled by thousands of small earthquakes earlier this year, many people were left mystified ...
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Pulsing Mantle Plumes Beneath Afar Reveal the Rhythms of Earth’s Interior and the Future of Continents
The chemical striping suggests the plume is pulsing, like a heartbeat.” That is how Professor Tom Gernon of the University of ...
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Something Strange is Happening 1,700 Miles Under the Earth’s Surface
Something unusual is happening deep within Earth’s mantle,around 1,700 miles below the surface, where seismic waves accelerate in a way that has left scientists scratching their heads for decades.