Pexels Creative Commons / AP / Getty ImagesScientists have identified a massive body of molten rock rising beneath parts of New England. Vadim Levin/Rutgers University-New BrunswickBy studying the seismic waves caused by earthquakes, the research team found an unusual massive area of molten rock underneath New England. In addition, it appears the molten rock is rising due to buoyancy as hotter objects are often less dense than cooler objects. This strange pool of hotter, less dense, molten rock is upwelling beneath central Vermont, western New Hampshire, and western Massachusetts. This could mean this region of New England could become volcanically active in millions of years if the molten pool of rock continues to rise to the surface.

Source: Forbes December 05, 2017 11:26 UTC