There’s A Titanic-Sized Underground ‘Tree’ That Feeds Earth’s Volcanoes, Scientists Say

Scientists led by Maria Tsekhmistrenko of Oxford University say that there's a Titanic-sized underground tree that feeds Earth's volcanoes.

An international team of scientists has mapped out a gigantic subterranean tree-like plume that feeds many volcanoes on Earth, and this plume could be Titanic in scale.

The massive plume looks to go to Réunion, a tiny French island in the Indian Ocean that also happens to be home to Piton de la Fournaise, or "peak of the furnace," one of the world...

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