Layers based on chemical composition are the core, mantle and crust. According to mechanical properties, Earth's layers are the lithosphere, asthenosphere, lower mantle (also known as mesospheric ...

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.

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.

The record-breaking mission offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the geology of our planet’s largest layer.

A ‘ghost plume’ identified deep in the mantle beneath Oman suggests there may be more heat flowing out of Earth’s core than ...

Earth is made up of three basic layers: a crust, mantle and core. The crust acts like a thin outer shell, the mantle is a less rigid middle layer of rocks that makes up most of the planet, and the ...

While it's unlikely the deep-buried treasure chest will ever be cracked open, scientists call the discovery significant.

The Earth’s interior is far more complex than what we are taught in school. Instead of just three layers- crust, mantle, and core- the Earth is made up of multiple intricate layers, each with ...

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 ...

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

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.