Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...
Understanding plate tectonics is key to grasping how the Earth’s geology works and how oceans and continents came to be.
Geochemical analyses of Martian meteorites provide additional support for the theory of mantle convection. These meteorites offer clues about Mars’ thermal history and composition, further solidifying ...
The end of the rainy (Baiu) season in the Kanto region and northern Japan is induced by a "convection jump," known as the abrupt enhancement of convective activity (precipitation) over the ...
The newly discovered blobs are located far from any current or past fault lines between tectonic ... Understanding these anomalies could also refine models of mantle convection, the process that ...
Both supercontinents formed over what is now the African domain A new study reveals that Earth's mantle is divided by the Pacific Ring of Fire, a geological scar reflecting the formation and ...
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Mantle Ridge's slate of board nominees for industrial gases maker Air Products and Chemicals (APD.N), opens new tab has won support from proxy advisory firm Egan-Jones Proxy ...
Heat from the Earth’s core causes convection currents in the mantle, where hot material rises, cools near the crust, and then sinks back down, creating a continuous cycle. This process plays a key ...
Many people envision Earth’s structure as a tidy, layered system: the thin crust on the surface, the thick mantle below, and the core at the center. But beneath our feet lies a world far more ...
A new study published by scientists suggests Atlantic Ocean currents could collapse by the 2030s and could cause a planetary disaster. Credit: Frantzou Fleurine / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain ...
Raitt, R. W., Shor, G. G., Francis, T. J. G., and Morris, G. B., J. Geophys. Res. (in the press).