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) 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered a new layer of partly molten rock under the Earth's crust that might help settle a long-standing debate about how tectonic plates move. Researchers had previously identified ...

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 ...

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What is beneath the continent of Africa? There are two big structures down there that do not seem to be from our planet, Earth. Africa has a lot of th.