Tectonic plates under the Americas, Europe, and Africa are separating as the Atlantic Ocean grows wider. A 2021 study suggests atypically hot material, 410 miles underground, is rising and forcing ...

Here is a bathymetry map of the northern Gulf of Mexico and parts of the southeast Atlantic coast. The warmer colors show a shallow seabed, and cooler colors show deeper waters. Some notable areas ...

The Atlantic Ocean may “soon” be swallowed up by a vast chain of colliding tectonic plates that has been ominously dubbed the “Ring of Fire,” scientists warn. The tectonic plate underneath ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...

Portions of the eastern Atlantic Ocean are running more than a few degrees above normal and forecasts show the warming trend will continue. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has ...