Scientists captured Earth's crust splitting beneath the Indian Ocean, revealing how lava created new ocean floor in just 16 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Striking scenes are emerging out of Réunion Island, as lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano has sizzled into the Indian ...

Molten lava from a 2017 eruption of Kilauea flows into the ocean off Hawaii. Even once it cools, the lava “deltas” formed by eruptions can be dangerous, Hawaii officials say. Photo by Marc Szeglat via ...

In East Africa’s Afar Depression, one of the only places on Earth where three tectonic plates meet, scientists have found compelling new evidence that fresh lava from deep within the mantle is playing ...

For most of human history, the creation of new ocean floor has been something inferred rather than witnessed. Geologists could map ancient scars on the seabed, measure the slow movement of tectonic ...