An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the ...

Scientists from the University of Göttingen have discovered that the Neotethys oceanic plate, once the ocean floor between the Arabian and Eurasian continents, is breaking apart horizontally.

Their research revealed that in the present day, deep below the Earth's surface, the Neotethys oceanic plate -- the ocean floor that used to be between the Arabian and Eurasian continents -- is ...