Mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORBs), located far from subduction zones, are typically thought to be unaffected by subduction ...

This hidden geological layer, located between 254 and 410 miles (410 and 660 kilometers) beneath the Earth’s surface, covers ...

A schematic image of subducted oceanic crust inferred from this study. Basalt and harzburgite layers of the oceanic crust accumulate beneath and above the 660 km discontinuity, respectively.

Recent discoveries offer deeper insight into the movement of tectonic plates. New research has found that variations in rock ...

New findings provide a greater understanding of plate subduction, or how tectonic plates slide beneath one another. This ...

New research reveals a surprising link between the ancient tectonic history of oceanic plates and their fate as they subduct ...

Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics ...