A massive African superplume appears to be driving the divide of one of the world's largest continents. Here's what we know.

Our planet's core is rich in gold that can leak out into the mantle, and in some cases, end up in volcanos on the surface, ...

Over 99 per cent of the Earth’s deposits of gold and precious metals like Ruthenium reside in the Earth's core. Scientists ...

AFRICA is splitting apart – meaning the continent will form two separate land masses with an ocean in between in several million years, experts say. But the driving force behind the ...

A recent study shows that land in South Africa is rising. This rise links to drought and water loss. Earlier, seismic ...

Breakthrough discovery reveals gold and precious metals are slowly leaking from Earth's core through Hawaiian volcanoes.

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

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 ...

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

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