T he closure of the ancient Tethys Seaway has left an indelible mark on Earth’s history. As tectonic forces slowly reshaped the planet over millions of years, this ocean’s disappearance ...

An international research team studying fossilized oyster shells has revealed substantial annual temperature variation in sea ...

It all traces back to the slow closure of an ancient ocean known as the Tethys Seaway. Once stretching between the Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific, this vast seaway shaped the world in powerful ways.

An international research team studying fossilized oyster shells has revealed substantial annual temperature variation in sea water during the Early ...

This story appears in the August 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. Thirty-seven million years ago, in the waters of the prehistoric Tethys Ocean, a sinuous, 50-foot-long beast with ...

Areas near the coast were pummeled by seasonal monsoons, but ocean-circulation patterns kept the isolated and vast interior warm and dry. Even the Poles were ice-free. The Tethys Ocean filled the ...

Homer claims Oceanus and Tethys, pictured in the lower half of this mosaic, were responsible for the birth of the gods, but Hesiod's version of the origins is generally accepted (see Gypsy Girl).

India charged across the equator at rates of up to 15 cm/year, in the process closing an ocean named Tethys that had separated fragments of Pangea. This ocean is entirely gone today, although the ...

The team has discovered high-pressure and ultrahigh-pressure metamorphic rocks, and unearthed crucial clues to advance understanding of the ancient Tethys Ocean, the supercontinents of Gondwana 2 ...

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands--(Newsfile Corp. - April 24, 2025) - Tethys Petroleum Limited (TSXV: TPL) ("Tethys" or the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the Company's operations in ...