Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

The mantle of the Earth, up to 1,800 miles (2,900 kms) thick and 84% of the Earth's volume, was assumed to be a simple ...

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

Despite having been studied from every possible point of view and angle, the Earth will remain a mystery to most people. Studies of its structure are incomplete, especially after t ...

Beneath the vast expanse of the Indian Ocean, a strange phenomenon has puzzled scientists for decades—a massive gravitational anomaly where the ocean surface dips an astonishing 106 meters lower than ...

Earth’s surface is constantly shifting, shaped by the slow but powerful movement of tectonic plates. While some plates have persisted for hundreds of millions of years, others have vanished, sinking ...

Using innovative seismic techniques, researchers mapped deep mantle flows, revealing how molten rock interacts with sinking slabs to influence volcanic activity and plate movement ... tectonic plates ...

By decoding the hidden forces shaping Earth’s interior, this work exemplifies how cutting-edge seismology can illuminate the intricate dance between tectonic plates and mantle convection—a ...

Continent-sized structures of mineral protruding from the lower mantle towards Earth's outer core may be contributing to an instability of our planet's magnetic field. The two odd formations – one ...

Where the Earth’s core meets the mantle, there are two giant regions ... “It is also fascinating to see the links between the movements of plates on the Earth’s surface and structures ...

Two enormous, supercontinent-sized 'islands' buried deep within the mantle ... a model of mantle convection with a reconstruction of the last billion years of tectonic plate movements across ...

By combining a model of mantle convection, including a reconstruction of how tectonic ... It is also fascinating to see the links between the movements of plates on the Earth’s surface and structures ...