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 small, inconspicuous meteorite may be about to change our understanding of how and when our solar system formed. Tiny shavings from the meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 are challenging the long-held ...

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

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

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 ...

The Afar region is a rare place on Earth where three tectonic rifts meet - the Main Ethiopian Rift, the Red Sea Rift, and the ...

The holes that Taipower is drilling will go deep into the Earth's crust to access the natural heat from the planet's core. Water is then pumped into the wells that have been drilled.

The driving force behind this volcanic activity is believed to be the “Iceland Plume”—a deep, hot column of molten rock that rises from the boundary between Earth’s core and mantle. It spreads out ...

Deep under Africa, scientists from the University of Southampton have found that hot mantle rock is rising in steady pulses—almost like the Earth has a beating heart. This hot material is pushing up ...

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