Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

Using advanced computer simulations, researchers have reconstructed the geological past of the region, uncovering a ...

Few other scientific drilling ships exist – and none of this caliber. There is Japan’s Chikyū with a maximum drilling depth of 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) and there was the US-owned JOIDES Resolution ...

Studying the Evolutionary History of Continent-Sized Regions in the Deep Mantle Feb. 28, 2025 — Scientists have revealed that two continent-size regions in Earth's deep mantle have distinctive ...

Two massive structures are located inside Earth - under the Pacific Ocean and beneath Africa and parts of the Atlantic. No ...

Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

Earth’s core could contain helium from the early solar system. The noble gas tucks into gaps in iron crystals under high pressure and temperature.

Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, researchers have uncovered striking new evidence of ancient seafloor buried for millions of ...

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

Earth’s climate over millions of years is shaped by both internal forces, like volcanic activity, and external ones, such as ...

The Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute (Picker ISI) has announced this year’s awards supporting interdisciplinary approaches in innovative research. The awards bring together Colgate faculty ...