Topic
volcanism
Earth’s biggest volcanic event transformed an entire oceanic plate
New seismic research reveals that the world's largest volcanic outpouring didn't just create a plateau, but fundamentally reprocessed the oceanic plate beneath it.
Ancient rocks suggest water has shaped earth for 3.1 billion years
Analysis of ancient volcanic rocks in Western Australia suggests a primitive water-recycling process called 'dripduction' was active long before plate tectonics.