Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous, continent-sized structures known as LLVPs. Scientists once believed these ...

Scientists have been investigating colossal structures that exist deep inside of Earth's mantle beneath Africa and the ...

A breakthrough study has provided the most detailed 3D look yet at the inner workings of the Tonga Subduction Zone, where ...

As researchers continue to study this hidden water and its effects on the planet, we may uncover even more secrets about how ...

It was a respectable tenure, but the world’s oldest known meteorite site is no longer western Australia’s 2.2 ...

Continent-sized structures of mineral protruding from the lower mantle towards Earth's outer core may be contributing to an ...

A new study has revealed that two continent-sized regions in Earth's deep mantle have distinctive histories and resulting ...

International scientists reveal that magma transports gold from the mantle to the surface by means of a sulfur complex.

Scientists have uncovered new information about the Earth's core: it may not be completely solid. Instead, its center may be ...

Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago has found evidence via lab experiments that show the Earth's mantle is far more complex than previously known. In their study, published ...

Scientists have revealed that two continent-size regions in Earth's deep mantle have distinctive histories and resulting chemical composition, in contrast to the common assumption they are the same.

The two continent-sized provinces have been known since the 1970s, but it’s only in the last few years we’ve started to ...