Central Asia's rugged terrain was shaped by the ancient Tethys Ocean, not climate change or mantle flows, according to new ...

Ancient marine extinctions, previously a mystery, are now linked to massive underwater volcanic eruptions in the Tethys Ocean. Rocks from Tibet, once the seafloor, reveal chemical signatures of these ...

New research from Adelaide University suggests the power of the ancient Tethys Ocean might have shaped Central Asia's topography during the Cretaceous period. Researchers made the discovery using a ...

Mass extinction events throughout Earth’s history are characterized as significant disruptions to life on the planet. There ...

As the Earth's crust shifted and groaned over millions of years, something extraordinary happened beneath the surface. Deep inside the planet, hot rock began rising. Over time, this invisible force ...

Tethys the sea goddess -- Pangaea the supercontinent and the birth of Tethys -- Extinction, evolution and the great cycles of life -- Tethyan fecundity in the Jurassic seas -- Black death to black ...