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

While we have sent probes billions of kilometers into interstellar space, humans have barely scratched the surface of our own ...

Earth’s magnetic field is constantly swirling and shifting thanks to a colossal ocean of liquid metal sloshing around in its ...

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.

Measurements of seismic waves over many years suggest the Earth's core is deformed and reshaped by conditions of extreme heat ...

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

Hidden mega-structures deep inside Earth may have been quietly steering our planet’s magnetic field—and rewriting what we ...

Continent-sized structures of mineral protruding from the lower mantle towards Earth's outer core may be contributing to an instability of our planet's magnetic field. The two odd formations – one ...

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, is Earth's history. Our history. Research shows there are little-known ...

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These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts ...

A bullet-speed experiment reveals that the Earth's inner core may be softer and more dynamic than previously thought.