Earth’s mantle

Two huge, continental-sized islands discovered in Earth’s mantle
Earth’s mantle reveals hidden treasures.

Are there lost worlds in earth’s interior?
This indicates the presence of zones of rocks that are colder.

Evidence of an ancient seafloor that sank deep into Earth
Ancient sunken seafloor reveals earth’s deep secrets.

Mysterious doughnut-like structure found deep within Earth’s core
Deepens understanding of planet's magnetic field.

Unveiling Earth’s past through 2.5 billion-year-old Pacific rock samples
Pacific rock samples offer a glimpse of an active Earth 2.5 billion years ago.

Scientists found a distinct, thin layer above Earth’s core
Earth's surface water dives deep, transforming core's outer layer.

New study reveals massive anomaly in Earth’s interior from moon-forming collision
Heterogeneity of earth's mantle may be relics of moon formation.

New research offers a theory on how gold and other precious metals found their way to Earth’s mantle
The dazzling- and fortunate- story of gold.

Gaseous carbon dioxide can trigger explosive eruptions
The research offers a clearer picture of our planet’s deep internal dynamics and composition.

Earth formed from dry, rocky building blocks, study
Our planet's water must have arrived late in the history of Earth's formation.

Researchers are exploring how mountains are built
Why mountains form are deeper than previously thought?

How fast did the ancient magma ocean solidify?
This study helps us answer some fundamental questions about the planet.

There could be rising silicon-rich snow in the Earth’s outer core
The silicon-rich snow can develop into greater depths with further secular cooling of Earth.

A molten rock layer discovered hidden under Earth’s tectonic plates
The study might help settle a long-standing debate about how tectonic plates move.

A new model reveals the surprising behavior of minerals deep in the planet’s interior
The processes are actually happening in a manner completely opposite to what had been previously theorized.

Potential ‘diamond factory’ may have existed at the core-mantle boundary for billions of years
Diamonds and rust at the Earth's core-mantle boundary.

The terrestrial mantle still contains remnants of Earth’s initial crust’s origins
Sampling the deep graveyard of Earth’s earliest crust.

First-ever interior earth mineral discovered on Earth’s surface
New mineral from Earth’s lower mantle surfaced as diamond inclusion.

Hydrogen can bond strongly with iron in extreme conditions
There may be up to 70 times more hydrogen in Earth's core than in the oceans.

Remnants of the impact that formed the Moon may be buried deep within the Earth
They can be found in two continent-size layers of rock buried deep in Earth’s mantle.

New basalt type discovered beneath the Pacific ocean
The discovery suggests that ocean floor eruptions sourced in the Earth’s mantle were even hotter and more voluminous than previously thought.

Study reveals information on an important period in Earth’s formation
Traces of Earth’s early magma ocean identified in Greenland rocks.

Ancient Earth may have given birth to islands of life
Islands jutting up from the world’s oceans provided environmental conditions necessary for early life to flourish.

When did earth’s plate subduction begin?
Several billion-year-old rocks tell the story of the planet’s transition from alien landscape to one of continents, oceans, and ultimately life.

Scientists discovered high-pressure mineral in lunar meteorite
It was discovered within the lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001 found in 2014 in the Western Sahara.

Exploring the origin of chemically distinct ‘scars’ of mantle
The composition of Earth’s mantle was more shaped by interactions with the oceanic crust than previously thought.

There are two faces of the earth: study
Earth's mantle is currently classified into two main domains, African and Pacific. However, little is known about their formation and history, and they are...