The rift along the axis of the mid-ocean ridge system is among the most seismically active locations on Earth. Through the use of multibeam bathymetry, a type of detailed sonar mapping that ...

A single mid-ocean ridge system connects the world's oceans, making the ridge the longest mountain range in the world. On land, giant troughs such as the Great Rift Valley in Africa form where ...

Geologists have discovered signs that a new ocean is emerging right on Earth’s surface. This means we could see a whole new ...

That ridge, it was later discovered, extended through the major oceans of the world. It is now called the Mid-Ocean Ridge ... called the Great Global Rift, came very close to land.