Carbon released from Earth's spreading tectonic plates, not volcanoes, may have triggered major transitions between ancient ...

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Climate change is usually associated with changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide, but our planet's surface also plays a major ...

New research highlights the significant role of tectonic plate movements in shaping global climate, challenging previous theories about carbon dioxide emissions.

Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between freezing "icehouse" periods ...

"Awakening after a decade of slumber." Scientists issue warning that hidden 'ice volcanoes' could awaken: 'Talking about ...

Eruptions from volcanic arcs, found where tectonic plates converge, are one of the major drivers of natural carbon emissions, ...

Most volcanoes form at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, which are huge slabs of crust and upper mantle that fit together like puzzle pieces. Think of these plates as massive rafts floating ...

The Earth's mantle might not always move along in lockstep with the overlying tectonic crust—as set out in science textbooks for decades—but may instead behave differently. This is the conclusion of ...

Researchers recently discovered a huge chain of extinct volcanoes buried deep below South China that formed when two tectonic plates collided during the breakup of Rodinia, around 800 million years ...