Geologists discovered "gigantic fortresses" under the Earth's crust, which have provided insight into the workings of the ...

Gigantic hidden fortresses discovered 1,800 miles underground in Earth's mantle, rewrite how the planet's interior works.

By simulating the movement of two continent-sized Big Lower-Mantle Basal Structures, or BLOBs, researchers may have uncovered ...

New simulations reveal a hidden “ocean of fire” that once existed above Earth’s core, influencing the planet’s internal ...

Scientists have identified mysterious 'blobs' about 1,200 miles under the Earth's surface that could cause massive volcanic ...

MYSTERIOUS ‘BLOBS’ lurking beneath the Earth’s surface could be responsible for the cataclysmic volcanic eruptions that ...

Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even ...

Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused ...

Due to the radiative thermal conductivity of the mineral olivine, only oceanic plates over 60 million years old and ...

Scientists discover that large amounts of nitrogen could be hidden in the Earth's metallic core, which would solve a ...

Aug. 9, 2024 — Scientists have recovered the first long section of rocks that originated in the Earth's mantle, the layer below the crust and the planet's largest component.

The rapid development of fauna 540 million years ago has permanently changed the Earth - deep into its lower mantle. A team has now found traces of this development in rocks from this zone.