A team of geologists found for the first time evidence linking regions of low seismic velocity and the shape of the Earth’s magnetic field.

Learn how seismic waves helped identify rare mantle earthquakes deep below Earth’s crust, offering new insight into the ...

Earth’s magnetic field works a bit like a dynamo. It is generated by the movement of molten iron and nickel in the outer core ...

Deep inside Earth, two massive hot rock structures have been quietly shaping the planet’s magnetic field for millions of ...

Parts of the ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought. New research led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Mad ...

Africa possesses more than 30% of the world’s rare mineral resources critical for clean energy technologies such as electric ...

The map of Earth looks settled at first glance. Continents feel fixed, named, and counted. Yet over the past few decades, ...

Great things can come from failure when it comes to geology. The Midcontinent rift formed about 1.1 billion years ago and ...

The story of Atlantis, a mythological continent that vanished into the sea after its inhabitants displeased the gods, has ...

All around the world, from the Red Sea to the deep ocean ridges of the Atlantic, lurk more than a dozen geological misfits.

The continent-sized blobs are much hotter than the lower mantle, creating a significant temperature gradient in the rocky ...

Parts of the ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought.New research ...