The Earth’s crust is disappearing right beneath our feet – and most people don’t even realise it. Now, if you’re a geologist, ...

What can the pH level of the subsurface ocean on Enceladus tell us about finding life there? This is what a recent study ...

Scientists identified a heartbeat-like rhythmic pulse trapped within the Earth — and say it has profound implications for a ...

Scientists have traced a 60-million-year volcanic trail from Iceland to Ireland to a deep mantle plume that shaped the North ...

As the planet cooled, Earth settled into its current layered structure, with a dense inner iron core, a liquid outer core, and a brittle upper mantle and crust sandwiching the hot, plastic-like ...

Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even ...

What would happen if you put a baseball-sized piece of neutron star on the Earth? Would it fall to the core of the Earth and ...

Earth Earth’s mantle may have hidden plumes venting heat from its core. A ‘ghost plume’ identified deep in the mantle beneath Oman suggests there may be more heat flowing out of Earth’s ...

Earth's core is rich with gold, and it's leaking out through the mantle and into the crust, new research has found. A new study of isotopes found in the volcanic rock that oozed out from deep under ...

Earth's core is rich with gold, and it's leaking out through the mantle and into the crust, new research has found. A new study of isotopes found in the volcanic rock that oozed out from deep under ...

Mysterious seismic signals from massive North Atlantic storms are rippling through Earth’s core and surfacing in remote Australia. Scientists from the Australian National University (ANU) have ...

China has initiated a high-stakes mission, employing the Meng Xiang vessel to drill into the Earth's crust, aiming to reach the Moho. This ambitious project seeks to unlock geological secrets ...