300 million-year-old hotspot linked to the formation of the Great Lakes discovered by scientists; where is it now?
Recent research suggests that the Great Lakes originated from the Cape Verde hotspot under the ancient supercontinent Pangaea ...
New Study Shows ‘Anomalous Rocks’ Deep Inside Earth
A new high-resolution computer model shows rocks that are colder, or have a different composition, in Earth's mantle where ...
Scientists Found Ancient Tectonic Plates in the Middle of Continents—Where They Shouldn't Be
The researchers theorize that these far-off remnants could either be deposits of silica-rich material that have hung around ...
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Mysterious Submerged ‘Lost World’ Discovered Beneath the Pacific Ocean Stumps Scientists
An international team of geophysicists says it has discovered evidence of a "lost world" hidden beneath the Western Pacific ...
Submerged tectonic plates? Scientists find anomalies deep within Earth's mantle
Using high-resolution models and the Piz Daint supercomputer, researchers identified anomalies beneath oceans and continental ...