Scientists Discover Two Massive Structures Deep Within Earth’s Mantle, Say It Could Be Remains of Ancient Planet For decades, ...

Researchers have found fresh evidence that Africa is breaking apart because of a deep mantle superplume of hot rock beneath ...

Water changes everything about the way a planet works.” With those words, Graham Pearson, a foremost expert on deep Earth ...

Earth's core is rich with gold, and it's leaking out through the mantle and into the crust, new research has found.

A groundbreaking study reveals that Earth's core isn't as isolated as once thought. Researchers discovered that valuable ...

Traces of ruthenium in Hawaiian lava reveal long-suspected core–mantle leakage.

A detailed isotopic study of Hawaiian volcanic rocks reveals signatures of core‑derived material, suggesting the core and ...

Scientists studied volcanic rocks from deep below the lithosphere. These rocks surfaced through magma plumes beneath ocean ...

Our data confirmed that material from the core, including gold and other precious metals, is leaking into the Earth’s mantle ...

A new study in Nature reveals that Earth’s core may not be sealed shut after all. German geochemists have discovered traces of core-derived precious metals like ruthenium in volcanic rocks from Hawaii ...

While it's unlikely the deep-buried treasure chest will ever be cracked open, scientists call the discovery significant.