New simulations reveal that an ancient ocean of magma located above the Earth's core continues to shape the planet's ...

The mantle is incredibly difficult to study because it’s so deeply buried beneath the Earth’s crust, or outer skin. Now, scientists have drilled a 1,268m-deep core that reaches down into this ...

The Earth’s crust discovery at the Atlantis Massif provided groundbreaking data on the mantle. Researchers obtained a solid core sample of peridotite, a rock made up of olivine and pyroxene.

Remains of planet that formed the Moon may be hiding near Earth’s core High-density material in the mantle may be remains of a Mars-sized planet. John Timmer – Nov 1, 2023 2:19 pm | 42 ...

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

The mantle, a zone between our planet’s thin crust and the molten core, features 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) of mostly solid rock, with a consistency like thickened caramel that scientists ...

Planet Earth is broadly composed of a crust, mantle and core. The crust hosts all known life, but it's merely Earth's outer casing, accounting for only 1% of the planet's total volume.

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

Back in my day, there were only four layers of Earth: the crust, mantle, liquid outer core and solid inner core. Now, scientists have revealed a new, distinct layer within our planet’s inner ...