Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could be more than a billion years old, a new study finds.

Two such blobs exist: one beneath the Pacific domain and the other beneath the African domain, the Live Science reported. "The composition of mantle domains reflects not only surface processes but ...

To find out, the team used whole-Earth oscillation data from 104 past earthquakes to create a detailed 3D model of the upper ...

The Earth’s mantle, a massive layer of rock beneath ... This story originally appeared on ZME Science. Want to get smarter every day? Subscribe to our newsletter and stay ahead with the latest ...

Geophysicists find areas that resemble the results of tectonic plate collisions — far from any area of such activity.

For example, they may be made of crust-like material left over from the mantle's creation 4 billion ... Harry is a U.K.-based senior staff writer at Live Science. He studied marine biology at ...

Their existence contradicts the common assertion the Earth’s mantle is well-mixed, suggesting our models are wrong.

The mantle, a zone between our planet’s thin ... Mindy Weisberger is a science writer and media producer whose work has appeared in Live Science, Scientific American and How It Works magazine.