Here’s how it works. Earth's mantle is split by the Pacific Ring of Fire, an ancient schism that reflects the creation and destruction of the supercontinent Pangaea, a new study finds.

Geologists have discovered remnants of Earth's mantle that have persisted for over 2.5 billion years. The ancient rocks were less oxidized than modern ones, indicating that they were exposed to ...

It is unlikely that the Earth's mantle — the layer beneath the crust and above the core — was completely homogeneous when it initially formed. Over time, cooling-induced convection as well as ...

The Indian Ocean’s gravity anomaly, a 1.2-million-square-mile 'gravity hole,' holds clues to Earth's ancient tectonic shifts, ...

A new study suggests the seismic energy traveled outward from a previously unmapped fault, emanating from the hypocenter in bouncing waves that shook distant areas Margherita Bassi Volcanic ...

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That’s relevant for digging through the Earth, because when a hole is dug or drilled, the walls along the sides of the hole ...

The large low velocity provinces (LLVPs) in the deep Earth mantle may be relics of Theian mantle materials. News organizations may use or redistribute this image, with proper attribution ...