We have good reason to think that the Atlantic is starting to close,' Professor Duarte told MailOnline. 'Subduction zones are what cause the oceans to close, by pulling their ocean floor back into ...

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 ...

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.' ...