An odd phenomenon called lithospheric dripping might occur wherever mountains form. Earth's crust may "drip" into its middle ...

Cratons are believed to be the longest-lived regions of the Earth, but a new study shows how dynamic processes can cause ...

An unexpected find in tiny crystals hints that the Earth's mantle may not quite behave as has been believed for nearly a ...

Earth’s highest peak has gained as much as an extra 165 feet in elevation as the planet’s crust adjusts due to erosion from a river, according to a new study Rudy Molinek Mass Media Fellow ...

A team of EPFL scientists has provided insight into the mechanisms at work in geothermal reservoirs located deep underground, ...

The two tremors shifted the entire Anatolian plate to the west, a phenomenon that necessitates a reevaluation of existing ...

Traditionally, textbooks have described the mantle as a viscous, well-mixed layer that shifts along with tectonic plates, ...

Researchers created a seismic map of Earth's interior beneath the southeastern Pacific Ocean and discovered an ancient slab of oceanic crust that appears to be stuck midway through the mantle.

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A Chinese research team has reported the discovery of abiotic organic compounds in the oceanic crust of the Southwest Indian ...

Recently, a Chinese research team reported the discovery of abiotic organic compounds in the oceanic crust of the Southwest ...