A recent study has pinpointed the origin of a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption,' shedding new light on Earth's intricate ...

One hotspot may have formed the Pacific’s largest volcanoes, linking the Ontong-Java Plateau to the Louisville Ridge.

A fiery mystery has puzzled geologists for decades: where did the lava fueling one of Earth’s largest volcanic events come from? A new study may finally have the answer. Scientists have long believed ...

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

“But for the first time, we’re able to make a clear connection between the younger southern and older western Pacific ...

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 ...