This is the conclusion of researchers from the Washington University in St. Louis, who believe such a phenomenon could ...

It’s not much of a stretch to say that Earth’s inner structure, especially the innermost spherical core, has stupefied ...

Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

Researchers have discovered that the underside of the North American continent is dripping away in blobs of rock—and that the ...

Venus—a hot planet pocked with tens of thousands of volcanoes—may be even more geologically active near its surface than ...

Scientists now know how to drill deep enough to tap into an energy supply that would power the world for more than 20 million ...

Surprising differences in the two so-called Large Low-Velocity Provinces may risk instability in Earth's protective magnetic field.

The discovery bolsters the theory that meteorite impacts played an important role in Earth's early geological history Margherita Bassi Volcanologists are closely monitoring the 11,070-foot-tall ...

The first layer is the crust, a thin outer shell that extends about 18 miles (30 km) below the planet's surface. The next layer, the mantle, stretches about 1,800 miles (2,900km) below Earth's ...

Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...