A major ocean current in the Southern Hemisphere has reversed direction for the first time in recorded history, in what ...

A phase change in post-perovskite materials at the so-called D” discontinuity is also evidence for long-predicted slow, convective flows in the mantle itself ...

The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...

The mantle transition zone, located between 255 and 410 miles (410-660 km) deep, acts as a regulator for material movement toward Earth's depths. The presence of basalts in this zone can slow or even ...

What they saw were large, drip-like structures extending from the base of the craton into the mantle transition zone, an area roughly 400 to 700 kilometres below Earth's surface.

One of these slabs currently straddles the boundary between the mantle transition zone and the lower mantle roughly 410 miles (660 km) beneath the Midwest.

The mantle transition zone (MTZ), which occurs 410–670 kilometers below Earth's surface, may store several oceans' worth of water. This water, which is carried to such depths by subducting ...

Think Earth is just a static rock? Dive deep, and you'll find a dynamic world where metals leak, water seeps, and its insides ...

"If there is a substantial amount of H 2 O in the transition zone, then some melting should take place in areas where there is flow into the lower mantle," seismologist Brandon Schmandt said, "and ...

The dispute concerned whether there is water in the transition zone—the portion of the Earth’s mantle 250 to 410 miles underground, between the upper and lower mantle.

Scientists had already suspected that the Earth's transition zone held plenty of water after analyzing a similar diamond back in 2014, but the latest research adds credence to the theory.

Ringwoodite is typically found in the transition zone between the upper and lower mantle, between around 255 and 410 miles (410 to 660 km) below Earth's surface and can contain much more water ...