Think about a mountain that keeps getting taller but never explodes. This might sound impossible, yet it happens more often ...

These continental fragments are then swept sideways into the oceanic mantle, sometimes travelling over 1,000 km. Once in the ...

Earth scientists have discovered how continents are slowly peeled from beneath, fueling volcanic activity in an unexpected ...

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Waves in Earth's mantle created by the rifting of continents may peel the planet's crust from below, feeding volcanoes in the ...

Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...

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Scientists reveal that continents secretly peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans for millions of years.

You might not know it, but Ireland is dotted with extinct volcanoes that have shaped the island we know and love today ...

Research reveals continents "peel" from below, feeding enriched material into the oceanic mantle, explaining why ocean ...

Io, moon of Jespiter Jupiter, is famously volcanically active. It has more than 400 active volcanoes, over an area the size of Asia. Some of the volcanic mountains are taller than Mount Everest.