Earth’s interior
Earth’s interior has life that is just as productive as some ocean waters
Microbes in pitch-dark aquifers as important primary producers.
Earth’s inner core is not a normal solid, study
Earth's Inner Core: A mixture of solid Fe and liquid-like light elements.
Earth’s interior is cooling faster than thought
Earth’s heat may dissipate sooner than previously thought.
Scientists recreated the deep-Earth conditions in the lab
New observations of the atomic structure of iron reveal it undergoes "twinning" under extreme stress.
A better estimate of the amount of carbon in the Earth’s outer core
The work suggests the core could be the planet’s largest reservoir of that element.
Study reveals information on an important period in Earth’s formation
Traces of Earth’s early magma ocean identified in Greenland rocks.
Tiny, mineral grains could explain a fundamental tectonic force
The theory may provide an origin story for subduction.
New research unveiled structures deep inside the Earth
Most of what we know about the interior of the Earth comes from the study of seismic waves from earthquakes. These waves contain vital...