Could the destiny of continents and even the demise of the dinosaurs have been determined by monstrous, slow-moving BLOBS hiding thousands of kilometers under our feet? For decades, geoscientists have ...

Chase the Skies, the much-awaited Minecraft Java 1.21.6 update is here, and this second game drop for 2025 introduces an array of features.

These include Shatsky Rise, Hess Rise, Allison Guyot, Limalok Guyot, Lo-En Guyot, Ontong Java Plateau, Mid-Pacific Mountains, and Magellan Rise. Most of our insights still rely on decades-old sediment ...

Researchers have now linked volcanic activity at the Louisville hotspot to the formation of a line of underwater mountains known as the Louisville Ridge, as well as a 120-million-year-old seafloor ...

A landmark study has confirmed that two of the Pacific Ocean’s largest volcanic structures—the Ontong Java Plateau and the Louisville hotspot—share a common geological origin.

Finlayson’s discovery means the same deep hotspot that formed the Louisville seamount chain also played a role in the birth of the Ontong Java Plateau.

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For years, scientists wondered whether the southern Pacific Ocean's Louisville hotspot—an area where hot and chemically distinct material from deep inside the Earth rises to the surface to create ...

For years, scientists wondered whether the southern Pacific Ocean's Louisville hotspot—an area where hot and chemically distinct material from deep inside the Earth rises to the surface to create ...

Since its inception in 2010, the FSS aims to improve shipping services to several remote areas, including the Temotu Outer Islands, Sikaiana, Ndai Island, Ontong Java Atolls, Shortland Islands, ...