A phase change in post-perovskite materials at the so-called D” discontinuity is also evidence for long-predicted slow, convective flows in the mantle itself ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

They reveal that the chemical composition of the deep mantle has remained almost intact since the Earth's formation 4.5 ...

Beneath Ethiopia, the Earth’s mantle is pulsing like a slow, steady heartbeat, slowly tearing Africa apart and laying the ...

Waves travel more slowly in these areas – fondly known as “blobs” – than through the surrounding lower mantle, indicating that they’re made of something different.

“I’ll probably just stay inside until 4 p.m. each day, stay in air conditioning,” Gaul Franklin Gurley, a Coney Island Boardwalk lover, told PIX11 News.

Even as Israel keeps its own nuclear arsenal shrouded in secrecy, it is actively striking targets linked to Iran, citing Tehran’s advancing nuclear research as justification. Meanwhile, satellite ...

Miles Inside The Earth's Surface The insides of Earth remain as much of a mystery to experts as the outsides of the planet. Recently, a team of experts took a significant step towards solving the ...

The depths of the Earth still hold many surprises. A team of scientists has discovered that objects move horizontally in the Earth's mantle, nearly 1,864 miles (3,000 km) beneath our feet. This ...

The D” Layer Anomaly The lowest part of Earth’s mantle, the D” layer, sits 2700 kilometers deep, just above the boundary with the planet’s core. Strangely, earthquake waves suddenly alter their ...

The UK could experience more frequent extreme and prolonged heat due to climate change, its meteorological office said Wednesday, as the country braced for its first heatwave of the year.

Just above the outer core (brown) is the D" layer. (Keystone/Science Photo Library/Carlos Clarivan) The D" layer, some 2,700 kilometers (nearly 1,700 miles) below our feet, has been mystifying ...