Research led by Earth scientists at the University of Southampton has uncovered evidence of rhythmic surges of molten mantle ...

A plume of molten rock rising from the depths of the Earth in heartbeat-like pulses is slowly tearing Africa apart—and will one day create a new ocean. This is the conclusion of an international team ...

The Afar junction is the point at which the Arabian, Nubian, and Somalian plates meet, each departing in their own directions to leave a widening gap under the Afar Triangle. Eventually, the crust ...

The Pacific Ocean is by far the world's largest ocean, more than five times wider than our moon. But why is the Pacific so ...

Drainage, structural and ocean are the major types of basins. As for ocean basins, the Pacific Ocean is the world's largest, covering 63 million square miles, with deep depths averaging 13,000 feet.

So while your lifetime won’t include swimming in Africa’s new ocean, it’s a humbling reminder: the Earth never stops changing. Sometimes it just takes a few million years to notice. Tags ...

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean basin on Earth, covering an area of around 41 million square miles, according to National Ocean Service. This ocean basin makes up 20% of the Earth ...