Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could be more than a billion years old, a new study finds.

These ancient buried "super-continents"—known to scientists as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs)—were found ...

Deeply hidden in Earth's mantle there are two huge "islands" the size of a continent. New research from Utrecht University ...

Geophysicists find areas that resemble the results of tectonic plate collisions — far from any area of such activity.

Scientists have discovered hidden treasures in the Earth's mantle. Hidden deep within Earth's mantle are two colossal ...

The magnetized rocks of Earth's crust and mantle, also known as the upper lithosphere, accounts for generating 6 percent of ...

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous regions, often referred to as "islands," which are the size of continents.

A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's ...

Earth’s largest mountains, over 100 times taller than Mount Everest, have been found on the boundary between Africa and the ...

A new research reveals hidden 'sunken worlds' in Earth's mantle, offering clues about ancient crust and tectonic mysteries.

Scientists have found potential remnants of Earth’s ancient crust deep within the mantle using new seismic mapping techniques ...

New research suggests that the blobs buried deep in Earth's mantle may be a billion years old. | Credit: KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images Continent-size islands deep inside ...