Scientists have mapped how Earth’s deepest mantle is being deformed—and the results point to long-lost tectonic plates buried ...

Scientists discover hidden "ghost plume" that is so powerful that it is physically warping the internal layers of the planet ...

Deep beneath Africa, a massive flow of hot mantle rock appears to be quietly reshaping the continent in ways scientists did not fully expect.

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Nearly 3,000 kilometers beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean, two immense rock masses have been quietly influencing Earth’s magnetic field for millions of years. A new study, published in Nature ...

A team of researchers have been studying how deep inside the Earth, underground earthquakes are reshaping the very planet we ...

A new study has found that most rare earth deposits – sources of metals essential for electronics and clean energy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A model of Earth showing different layers on the inside One of the strangest mysteries about our Earth is the presence of two ...

For decades, geologists labeled a billion-year stretch of Earth’s history—from 1.8 to 0.8 billion years ago—as the “Boring Billion.” They assumed not much occurred during the time: mountain building ...