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Interesting facts about volcanoes that may surprise you

Volcanoes are among Earth's most fascinating natural wonders, capable of creating new land, shaping landscapes, and ...
Science Daily

Earth’s biggest volcanic event transformed an entire oceanic plate

Seismic waves have revealed that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau was dramatically transformed by the ...

Powerful 7.3 earthquake strikes near Mexico and Guatemala. Here's why this region keeps shaking | Explained

The powerful quake near Mexico and Guatemala was caused by the subduction of the Cocos Plate beneath the Caribbean Plate.

Geologists: Sabah not sinking due to earthquakes

While Sabah experiences occasional tremors, the phenomenon is not making the state sink, say geologists. According to ...

NASA's Perseverance rover reads record of ancient Mars impacts

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has uncovered evidence that a 245-foot-thick (75-meter-thick) stack of ancient rock on the rim ...
Smithsonian Magazine

In a First, Scientists Witness the Seafloor Spread in Real Time, Giving Them a Rare Glimpse at a Mysterious Geologic Process

Across a matter of days in 2024, the seafloor in part of the Indian Ocean dropped by about 13 feet, and roughly 5.7 billion ...