Earth’s interior remains one of the most enigmatic realms of science, with its deepest regions yet to fully reveal their secrets. Recent research published in Geochemistry, Geophysics, takes a closer ...

In some parts of Earth's interior, seismic waves travel at different speeds depending on the direction in which they are ...

Millions of years before blue oceans and wandering continents, the Earth in its early days was a molten, tumultuous planet — ...

Two recent studies used seismic data from NASA's retired InSight mission to shed light on what lies beneath Mars’ surface and what it means for the planet’s history ...

Scientists uncover remnants of proto-Earth buried beneath continents, providing rare isotopic evidence that rewrites how our ...

Deep below Earth's surface lie two gigantic structures with mysterious origins. Now, seismologists have found new clues about their composition that could upend our understanding of the whole planet's ...

The discovery, published in Nature Geoscience, provides unprecedented insight into the chemical building blocks that formed our planet and challenges long-held assumptions about the complete ...

Southwest Research Institute’s Dr. Simone Marchi collaborated on a new study finding the first geophysically plausible scenario to explain the abundance of certain precious metals — including gold and ...

A massive blob of material under Africa could be contributing to the continent's upheaval. Source - Visible Earth, NASA, Public Domain A massive blob of material under Africa could be contributing to ...