Afar is a hotspot with hot rock masses rising from deep within the mantle. It created volcanism and lifted the landscape in ...

A geologic story told by shifting plates Around 100 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period, Africa began inching toward Eurasia. The Tethys Ocean, caught in between, began to shrink ...

T he closure of the ancient Tethys Seaway has left an indelible mark on Earth’s history. As tectonic forces slowly reshaped the planet over millions of years, this ocean’s disappearance ...

The Boszhira Valley in Kazakhstan, formed from the remnants of the ancient Tethys Ocean, showcases breathtaking landscapes. These limestone formations, sculpted over millions of years, hold ...

A vast 'gravity hole' in the Indian Ocean, where sea levels dip significantly due to weaker gravity, has finally been explained. Scientists discovered that ancient remnants of the Tethys Ocean ...

The researchers used oyster shell fossils from the Neo-Tethys Ocean along with high-resolution climate models to reconstruct seasonal fluctuations in sea surface temperatures during the greenhouse ...

It all traces back to the slow closure of an ancient ocean known as the Tethys Seaway. Once stretching between the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific, this vast seaway shaped the world in powerful ways.