Gigantic hidden fortresses discovered 1,800 miles underground in Earth's mantle, rewrite how the planet's interior works.

Beneath the Afar region's vast landscape in Ethiopia, scientists have discovered a powerful geological force that is ...

New simulations reveal a hidden “ocean of fire” that once existed above Earth’s core, influencing the planet’s internal ...

Scientists have identified mysterious 'blobs' about 1,200 miles under the Earth's surface that could cause massive volcanic ...

Viscosity jump in Earth's mid-mantle. Science , December 11, 2015 DOI: 10.1126/science.aad1929 Maxim Ballmer, Nicholas Schmerr, Takashi Nakagawa and Jeroen Ritsema.

Scientists discover that large amounts of nitrogen could be hidden in the Earth's metallic core, which would solve a ...

This "virtual Earth" is the first computer model that "views" the crust and mantle as an interconnected, dynamic system, the researchers reported Oct. 30 in the journal Science Advances.

Due to the radiative thermal conductivity of the mineral olivine, only oceanic plates over 60 million years old and ...

Tungsten (W), a hard, heat-resistant, and corrosion-resistant metal, is indispensable to modern high-tech industries—from ...

Earth's mantle retains traces of a form of helium formed during the Big Bang and in the cosmic heart of stars, suggesting this material is older than the moon. Skip to main content.

Scientists use Earth's mantle to hunt for new particles, such as the unparticle, which may be tied to a new fundamental force of nature. Skip to main content. Open menu Close menu ...