Researchers used zircons and AI to reconstruct Earth's ancient crust, revealing possible tectonic processes from the planet's ...

Scientists created a simulation showing that early Earth still retained chemical traces of its igneous youth, 4.5 billion years ago.

Is Earth's inner core solid or liquid? While the inner core is extremely hot, experts have known that it is solid for many ...

A unique ice core is currently being examined in the Alfred Wegener Institute's ice laboratory: the oldest continuous ice core that has ever been drilled on Earth. As part of the EU-funded Beyond ...

Antarctica may seem pristine and almost devoid of life, but there's plenty of chemistry going on. Victoria Atkinson explains ...

The vertical movement of the mantle is one of the driving forces that brings about large-scale geological changes to the ...

The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

Scientists believe that gold and other precious metals are slowly leaking to the surface from Earth's core through Hawaiian volcanoes.

A study reveals that gold and precious metals from Earth's core may be seeping into the mantle and reaching the surface during volcanic activity. This challenges the belief that Earth's gold is ...

An analysis of Hawaii’s volcanic rocks revealed Earth’s core is leaking gold and other precious metals, a study found. The elements emerge when ocean islands form.