For an ocean such as the Atlantic to stop growing and shut itself off, new subduction zones must form within it – areas where ...

Researchers found that an inactive subduction zone under the Strait of Gibraltar may begin migrating into the Atlantic Ocean, commencing the shrinking process. The zone also brings a higher risk ...

Recent research report by Live Science suggests that a dormant subduction zone beneath the ... a new geological phenomenon akin to the Pacific Ocean's 'Ring of Fire.' ...

Bringing a novel approach to a classic problem, researchers have revealed how changes in ocean chemistry over the past 2 billion years have left an imprint on volcanic rocks formed in island arcs.

What happens, then, to keep the Earth the same size? The answer is subduction. In locations around the world, ocean crust subducts, or slides under, other pieces of Earth's crust. The boundary ...

In subduction boundaries, sediment is shed off the volcanic mountains, and some makes its way to the ocean to be deposited in shallow and deep water marine environments. This sediment is poorly ...