First Signs of a 'Ghost' Plume Reshaping Earth Detected Beneath Oman

Is the Earth's Core Leaking? This 'Ghost Plume' Says It Might Be.

There’s something hot and restless deep under Oman—and it’s not a volcano. Scientists say they’ve found evidence of a “ghost” plume, a huge column of scorching rock rising from Earth’s core with no visible surface activity. No lava. No smoke. Just slow, silent upheaval. The research, published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, describes what’s now being called the Dani plume, and it might be the first of its kind ever detected. It’s hundre…

Earth's hidden engine: Ghost plume found beneath Oman may explain India's drift

By analysing how the Earth's plates moved in the past, the researchers concluded that the Dani plume likely arrived during the late Eocene period and even influenced how the Indian plate moved.

First Signs of a 'Ghost' Plume Reshaping Earth Detected Beneath Oman

Scientists believe they've discovered a 'ghost' plume for the first time.