Concealed deep beneath the oceans is a carbon conveyor belt, propelled by plate tectonics.
Our understanding of its modern functioning is underpinned by direct observations, but its …

Short-and long-term processes at or close to the subduction plate interface (eg, mineral
transformations, fluid release, seismicity and more generally deformation) might be more …

The concentration and distribution of water in the Earth has influenced its evolution
throughout its history. Even at the trace levels contained in the planet's deep interior (mantle …

The transport of water from subducting crust into the mantle is mainly dictated by the stability
of hydrous minerals in subduction zones. The thermal structure of subduction zones is a key …

Minerals included in diamonds provide direct information about the petrologic and chemical
environment of diamond crystallization. They record information relating to local and …

Alteration of ultramafic rocks plays a major role in the production of hydrocarbons and
organic compounds via abiotic processes on Earth and beyond and contributes to the …

Subduction infancy corresponds to the first few million years following subduction initiation,
when slabs start their descent into the mantle. It coincides with the transient (yet systematic) …

The thermal evolution of subducting slabs controls a range of subduction processes, yet we
lack a robust understanding of how thermal structure develops over a subduction zone's …

The nature and cause of deep earthquakes remain enduring unknowns in the field of
seismology. We present new models of thermal structures of subducted slabs traced to …

We determined three‐dimensional P and S wave velocities and P wave azimuthal
anisotropic tomography of the Northwest Pacific subduction zones by inverting 1,225,086 P …