The model predicts that the extended subduction zone will form a new Atlantic subduction system – the so-called 'Ring of Fire', named after the Pacific Ocean version that already exists.

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a long-lost underwater collision that occurred over 100 million years ago, dramatically ...

"It's giving us a glimpse into Earth's past that we've never had before." Subduction occurs when one tectonic plate slides beneath another, recycling surface material back into Earth's mantle.

A subduction zone is created where two plates converge, with one sinking into the mantle. Dynamics along the plate interface create earthquakes, magma generated above the sinking slab leads to ...

These convergent boundaries also occur where a plate of ocean dives, in a process called subduction ... A single mid-ocean ridge system connects the world's oceans, making the ridge the longest ...

Even the most efficient detection-and-warning system might not be able to warn areas extremely close to subduction zones. The tsunami ravaged Sumatra's Banda Aceh only a half hour after the quake ...

worlds in our solar system and beyond! Scientists now think the Earth ... back into the interior where plates are coming together. This process - known as “subduction” - carries rocks, water, and ...

Recent research report by Live Science suggests that a dormant subduction zone beneath the Gibraltar Strait may awaken, potentially leading to the creation of a new geological phenomenon akin to ...

Satellite data revealed the Konya Basin in Türkiye is sinking due to crust dripping, where parts of Earth's crust fall into ...

For our purposes in this class, we will just consider the nonmarine deposits of the foreland basin system. In the modern world, there are many foreland basin systems, including the interior of South ...