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

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.

Nobody knew what they are, and whether they are only a temporary phenomenon, or if they have been sitting there for millions ...

Scientists have discovered hidden treasures in the Earth's mantle. Hidden deep within Earth's mantle are two colossal ...

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 ...

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous regions, often referred to as "islands," which are the size of continents.

A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's ...

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