For the first time in history, scientists have captured a seafloor spreading event in real-time in the Indian Ocean. Discover how the ocean floor split open, released millions of cubic metres of lava, ...

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The crust formation process taking place inside the oceans and seas has stayed away from human observation for millennia.

For most of human history, the creation of new ocean floor has been something inferred rather than witnessed. Geologists ...

Scientists have witnessed the birth of new oceanic crust for the first time, capturing a rare seafloor spreading event that offers fresh insights into Earth's tectonic processes.

A rare eruption in the Indian Ocean let researchers capture one of the clearest views yet of a seafloor spreading event ...