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

Where the Earth’s core meets the mantle, there are two giant regions that have baffled geologists for fifty years. A new ...

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

New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

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.

Scientists discovered the true age of Earth's core, and it's older than they thought. Over the years, approximations for our planet's inner core have been all over the board, but most recently ...

Scientists discovered the true age of Earth's core, and it's older than they thought. Over the years, approximations for our planet's inner core have been all over the board, but most recently ...

Scientists discovered the true age of Earth's core, and it's older than they thought. Over the years, approximations for our planet's inner core have been all over the board, but most recently ...

A spot in eastern Africa called the Afar Triangle marks the meeting point of three rift zones—lines where Earth’s crust is being rent apart. Researchers haven’t been sure exactly what drives this ...

Scientists discovered the true age of Earth's core, and it's older than they thought. Over the years, approximations for our planet's inner core have been all over the board, but most recently ...

Scientists discovered the true age of Earth's core, and it's older than they thought. Over the years, approximations for our planet's inner core have been all over the board, but most recently ...