A recent groundbreaking scientific expedition has pierced deeper into the Earth’s mantle than ever before, offering unprecedented insights into the planet’s geology. The findings, detailed in a study ...

It's possible that the western edge of Tamu Massif is actually a separate mountain that formed at a different time, says William Sager, a geologist at the University of Houston who led the expedition.

Called Tamu Massif, the giant shield volcano had been thought to be a composite of smaller structures, but now scientists say they must rethink long-held beliefs about marine geology.

The stunning feat was achieved by drilling into Atlantis Massif, an underwater mountain located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge deep beneath the North Atlantic Ocean. By aligning a drill at this ...

The Atlantis Massif, approximately the size of Mount Rainier ... (Alex Roth/IODP JOIDES Resolution Photo) John was part of a three-person structural geology team -- with colleagues Rebecca Kuehn, a ...

If you want to understand the geology of our home planet ... specifically near an underwater mountain called the Atlantis Massif. On the south side of this massif is an area known as the Lost ...

My eyes lifted up towards a rocky ledge carved into a sandstone cliff in the heart of Chad's Ennedi Massif. I saw a face, then, as my eyes adjusted to the gloam, another appeared. Painted in ...

Because massif-type anorthosites don't form on Earth ... the Harry Carothers Wiess Professor of Geology, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences and study co-author.