Tag: Plate tectonics

When a strait hides a piece of continent

Mirjana Binggeli

A team of researchers has just revealed the existence of a microcontinent located on the Davis Strait and formed 60 million years ago during plate movements.

Rich biodiversity at the newly discovered Jøtul hydrothermal field off Svalbard

Julia Hager

The Jøtul hydrothermal field, newly discovered in July 2022 in the Arctic mid-ocean ridge system, lies several kilometers away from the volcanically active ridge - atypical for hydrothermal fields - and offers diverse habitats for numerous specialized species.

30,000 earthquakes near the Antarctic Peninsula

Julia Hager

Since August of this year, several stations on and near the Antarctic Peninsula have recorded an unusually large number of earthquakes, with impacts in the South Shetland Islands.

Tsunami warning in Alaska after severe earthquake

Julia Hager

A tsunami warning was issued Tuesday night after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake had struck off Alaska's southern coast.