Scientists image mysterious rock zone 3,000 km beneath Earth’s surface
They found that the speed of earthquake waves travelling through the base of the structure could be 40 per cent slower than the surrounding regions
New studies reveal insights about Earth’s mysterious mantle
Mantle makes up the largest part of Earth; there’s still a lot we don’t know about it
Cameroon’s ‘exploding lakes’: Disaster expert warns deadly gas release could cause another tragedy
Thirteen of 43 crater lakes on Cameroon’s Volcanic Line are deep & large enough to contain lethal quantities
What causes volcanoes to erupt?
Below the surface, Earth is always moving and changing
Love Thy Planet: That is the key takeaway from the news that Earth’s inner core has stopped turning
This might be the planet’s way of telling us that it is our only home in the vast universe
Why are we drilling into the Earth? Earth Day special
India is also part of the international quest initiated by the International Ocean Discovery Program
Where Mauna Loa’s lava comes from – and why Hawaii’s volcanoes are different from most
Hawaii is in the middle of an oceanic plate; oceanic magma is less prone to clog volcanic vents on its ascent, which would ultimately lead to …
Magnetism of Himalayan rocks reveals the mountains’ complex tectonic history
The tectonic collision that formed the world’s largest mountain range was actually a complex, multi-stage process — and not a …
‘Missing element’ in earth's core identified; scientists say it is silicon
The third element at the Earth's core has baffled scientists until now
Skygazers, it’s time for a super snow moon tonight
Today’s moon will be the biggest and brightest in 2019 as it will be the closest to Earth’s orbit
How has the inside of the Earth stayed as hot as the Sun’s surface for billions of years?
Even now, moving plates keep changing the surface of the Earth, constantly making new lands and new oceans over millions and billions of years
Bowels of the Earth: Meet the planet’s new layer, the innermost inner core
The idea that the Earth could hold a fifth layer was proposed in 2002; since then, researchers have been trying to get more data to learn about …
Superplume splitting Africa
Rift could be replaced by ocean in 50 million years