Earth's crust is the planet's outermost layer. It is made of solid rock and sits on top of another layer, called the mantle.

The next layer, the mantle, stretches about 1,800 miles (2,900km) below Earth's surface. The mantle contains both magma, or molten rock, and slowly-moving solid rock.

A gold reservoir is hidden in Earth's core and it's leaking into the mantle, says new study A new study claims that Earth is receiving some very valuable gifts from deep under the surface. Analysis of ...

The Earth’s structure is composed of four main layers: the inner core, the outer core, the mantle and the crust. The temperature of Earth’s inner core is extremely hot, reaching 9,800 degrees ...

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

The Earth’s interior is far more complex than what we are taught in school. Instead of just three layers- crust, mantle, and core- the Earth is made up of multiple intricate layers, each with ...

Scientists have detected deep pulses in the Earth beneath Africa – and it could tear the continent apart. The pulses are made up of molten mantle rock surging in rhythm, the researchers say. The plume ...

Deep earthquakes could reveal secrets of the Earth's mantle. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 02 / 230222115954.htm. University of Chicago.

ELIZABETH COTTRELL: Well, this rock type in our study is not rare on the global scale. The mantle of our planet is about 70% of the volume of our planet. So by that metric, mantle rocks are not rare ...

Geoscientists have made an unprecedented achievement on their 60-year quest to know more about Earth's mysterious depths. Pieces of Earth’s rocky mantle were collected by a drilling vessel ...

Earth's crust is the planet's outermost layer. It is made of solid rock and sits on top of another layer, called the mantle. The mantle flows and stretches like bubble gum, ...