Along 1,100 kilometers, from Mexico to Costa Rica, lies the Central American volcanic arc, where the variety of magma types make for a geological paradise. By Pablo Fonseca Q. / Knowable Magazine ...

Researchers have uncovered a massive, 400-mile-long chain of extinct, fossilized volcanoes deep under South China, revealing a surprising new chapter in Earth's geological history. This ancient ...

Continental crust and granitic plutons -- Chemical composition of continental crust and the primitive mantle -- Origin of magmas of the Bowen's series -- Search for the formation mechanism of ...

Scientists have wondered what happens to the organic and inorganic carbon that Earth’s Pacific Plate carries with it as it slides into the planet’s interior along the volcano-studded Ring of Fire. A ...

Scientists say they've discovered a 400-mile chain of extinct and fossilized volcanoes beneath southern China. The volcanoes, the researchers claim, were likely formed when two major tectonic plates ...