Recent scientific investigations have unearthed remnants of a lost planet concealed deep within Earth’s mantle, potentially ...
Some of Earth's oldest rocks buried deep in Western Australia may hold new clues about the dramatic event that gave rise to ...
Understanding Earth's Crust Earth's crust ranges from 5 to 70 kilometers in thickness and serves as the planet's outermost ...
Ancient rocks reveal a potassium-40 deficit, the first physical evidence of the proto-Earth and insights into early planetary ...
All the activity on Earth’s surface — erupting volcanoes, shifting tectonic plates, restless seas and myriad forms of life — depends on the two-part engine under the hood. Directly beneath Earth’s ...
Far from boring, this period saw the reorganization of deep Earth in manners that prepared the way for life to grow complex.
An analysis of feldspar crystals within the oldest magmatic rocks in Australia has provided a unique insight into Earth's ...
Hidden deep in ancient rocks, scientists have found the surviving traces of Earth’s first form—unchanged for 4.5 billion years.
A new geological model revolutionizes a century of theories: a rigid wedge of mantle keeps the Himalayas standing.