Deeply hidden in Earth's mantle there are two huge "islands" the size of a continent. New research from Utrecht University ...
These ancient buried "super-continents"—known to scientists as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs)—were found ...
Geophysicists find areas that resemble the results of tectonic plate collisions — far from any area of such activity.
A new research reveals hidden 'sunken worlds' in Earth's mantle, offering clues about ancient crust and tectonic mysteries.
Watch the Earth's tectonic plates grow, shrink, and jostle for position in this new model of the last billion years on the ...
Scientists using a high-resolution model to study the Earth's mantle discovered unexplained structures underneath the Pacific ...
A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's ...
The Earth's mantle isn't just a hot, dense layer of rock; it's a dynamic and diverse engine driving our planet's geology.
The researchers theorize that these far-off remnants could either be deposits of silica-rich material that have hung around ...
Scientists discovered plate anomalies in Earth's mantle using seismic wave analysis. These mysterious structures challenge ...
Scientists analyzing seismic data from southern Tibet discovered that the Indian tectonic plate is fragmenting as it subducts ...
These fragments of our surface do have a tendency to sink into Earth's mantle when they lose out in the plate-on-plate ...