Deep Earth Discovery: Fragments of Ancient Planet Found in Mantle
Scientists have found that Earth’s deep mantle may hold pieces of the ancient planet Theia, offering new insights into the Moon’s origin and Earth’s formative…
Scientists have found that Earth’s deep mantle may hold pieces of the ancient planet Theia, offering new insights into the Moon’s origin and Earth’s formative…
Simulations produced by a Brown-led research team offer evidence that Venus once had plate tectonics — a finding that opens the door for the possibility…
Research establishes a natural baseline for mercury in the atmosphere by estimating emissions from volcanic eruptions. New research from the Harvard John A. Paulson School…
Compelling new evidence resolves discrepant interpretations and supports the large size of Greater India. Hundreds of millions of years ago, the surface of the Earth…
GEOMAR researchers reconstruct historic volcanic eruption using 3D seismics. The explosion of the underwater volcano Kolumbo in the Aegean Sea in 1650 triggered a destructive…
New NASA InSight research reveals a liquid silicate ‘blanket’ wrapped around Mars’ core, leading to new clues about the planet’s evolutionary history and the loss…
A Caltech-led study suggests that two massive, iron-rich structures deep within Earth’s mantle are the remains of Theia, an ancient planet that collided with Earth,…
Most of Earth’s near-surface permafrost could disappear by 2100, according to an international group of scientists. This prediction was made after analyzing current climate patterns…
Mars’s liquid iron core is smaller and denser than previously thought. Not only is it smaller, but it is also surrounded by a layer of…
Recent data challenges initial NASA InSight Mars Lander mission findings about Mars’ internal structure. Researchers have discovered a molten silicate layer at the Martian mantle’s…
A global collaboration led by the University of Oxford has determined that the largest-ever seismic event on Mars, known as S1222a, was not caused by…
MIT scientists find the sounds beneath our feet are fingerprints of rock stability. If you could sink through the Earth’s crust, you might hear, with…
Researchers have developed a deep learning model, RECAST, that outperforms traditional methods in predicting earthquake aftershocks, especially with larger datasets. This advancement promises improved earthquake…
A new study discovered rapid “collective motion” of iron atoms in Earth’s inner core. This movement may explain the core’s unexpected softness in seismic data…
Navigation systems suitable for lunar surface exploration to chart future expeditions. Kamilla Cziráki, a geophysics student from the Faculty of Science at Eötvös Loránd University…
New research has confirmed that fracking is responsible for the previously unexplained slow, small earthquakes or tremors. The tremors are produced by the same processes…
How has the atmosphere and mantle oxidation state of the Earth changed? The connection between a planet’s interior and its surface plays a pivotal role…
Researchers unveil a more accurate pressure scale using advanced x-rays, revealing Earth’s inner core has twice the light material previously estimated. Their methodology provides an…