The Earth's interior is composed of four layers, three solid and one liquid—not magma but molten metal, nearly as hot as the surface of the sun. The deepest layer is a solid iron ball ...
A research team including a University of Michigan scientist has discovered a new gold-sulfur complex that helps researchers ...
The Earth is made up of different layers: Therefore, instead of tectonic plates moving because of the convection currents, evidence suggests it is the plates that drive the convection. Slab pull ...
Scientists have long suspected that sulfur, which forms strong chemical bonds with gold, allows it to be transported up to ...
This article was originally published with the title “ The Plastic Layer of the Earth's Mantle ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 207 No. 1 (July 1962), p. 52 doi:10.1038 ...
The latest World Magnetic Model update predicts changes in Earth's magnetic field for the next five years, ensuring accurate ...