Model of the crustal thickness of Mercury. Credit: Smithsonian Institution. The new models of crustal thickness were created using gravity and topographic data obtained by NASA’s Mercury Surface, ...
Earth’s deep interior still shapes the world above your feet. Water trapped far below the surface helps control how rocks ...
Researchers just discovered a geological hidden passageway. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A geological secret passage beneath ...
A schematic diagram showing remnants of the early Cenozoic Pacific lower mantle flow beneath the Philippine Sea Plate. The white bars and grey dashed lines denote remnants of the Pacific lower mantle ...
(a) Tectonic setting background in the Tonga-Lau-Fiji region. (b) Schematic diagram of the upper mantle structure beneath the Tonga-Lau-Fiji region. A landmark study published in Geoscience—a leading ...
Rhythmic pulses of molten rock are rising beneath eastern Africa, according to a new study. The pulsing plume of hot mantle beneath Ethiopia, driven by plate tectonics, is slowly pulling the region ...
SANTA CRUZ, CA–For the first time, scientists have directly measured the amount of heat flowing from the molten metal of Earth’s core into a region at the base of the mantle, a process that helps ...
Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...
As ancient ocean floors plunge over 1,000 km into the Earth's deep interior, they cause hot rock in the lower mantle to flow much more dynamically than previously thought, finds a new study. The ...
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