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 ...

The Atlantic Ocean will eventually begin to close as we head towards the next supercontinent. A map showing the location of ...

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

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

As seen in the Indian Ocean in 2004, and in Japan in 2011, subduction zones are known to produce some of the largest earthquakes on the planet: “megathrust” events that can quickly send ...