Due to the radiative thermal conductivity of the mineral olivine, only oceanic plates over 60 million years old and ...

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 ...

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

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

Thousands of federally funded researchers across Nasa and US government departments are affected by decision to cancel journal subscriptions.

They reveal that the chemical composition of the deep mantle has remained almost intact since the Earth's formation 4.5 ...

There are some weather phenomena that are more surprising than others, but without a doubt, the eruption of lava in ...

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

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

Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even ...

In East Africa's Afar Depression, scientists have discovered that fresh lava from deep within the Earth's mantle is driving ...

In the Afar Depression of East Africa, a remarkable geological transformation is unfolding, with scientists revealing that ...