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The role of magma in the birth of the Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean was born 200 million years ago. It happened when the supercontinent Pangea began to break apart. oceanic crust took its place when continental crust stretched and fractured. Scientists analysed the structure of the present-day eastern North American margin, to investigate this...

Volcanic blast is not the cause for Indonesian island collapse

New research has found out that the collapse of Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano have resulted from long-term destabilizing processes. It was not triggered by any distinct changes in the magmatic system. The volcano had been erupting for six months before the collapse. It saw two-thirds of...