Earth's Interior
Latest about Earth's Interior
Why Is Africa Ripping Apart? Seismic Scan May Tell
By Charles Q. Choi published
Effort aims to find what breaks continents apart.
Do Mantle Plumes Exist? Mission Aims to Answer
By Charles Q. Choi published
Do these plumes of magma fuel volcanic hotspots?
Oldest Water on Earth Found Deep Underground
By Charles Q. Choi published
Find has implications for understanding of life on Earth and maybe Mars.
Earth's Rotating Inner Core Shifts Its Speed
By Charles Q. Choi published
Iron is also surprisingly weak at pressure experienced in the core.
Lava Hints At Earth's Deep Carbon Cycle
By Becky Oskin published
Carbon plays a role in melting magma deep in the Earth.
Earth's Core 1,000 Degrees Hotter Than Expected
By Elizabeth Howell published
New experiment looked at the melting temperature of iron under pressure.
Rare View Reveals How Earth's Crust Forms
By Becky Oskin published
One of the best images of a mid-ocean ridge sheds light on plate tectonics.
New Look at Earth's Mysterious Layer
By Becky Oskin published
Molten magma underlies Earth's tectonic plates.
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