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Underneath our feet, deep down below the Earth’s crust and its other layers lies the core, or where the planet’s magnetic fields are generated. However, experts now say it’s changing and there might ...
Scientists studied volcanic rocks from deep below the lithosphere. These rocks surfaced through magma plumes beneath ocean ...
Life thrives far beneath the surface, in places once thought too harsh for survival. In the shadows of Earth’s crust, tiny ...
A new study in Nature reveals that Earth’s core may not be sealed shut after all. German geochemists have discovered traces of core-derived precious metals like ruthenium in volcanic rocks from Hawaii ...
A detailed isotopic study of Hawaiian volcanic rocks reveals signatures of core‑derived material, suggesting the core and ...
Our data confirmed that material from the core, including gold and other precious metals, is leaking into the Earth’s mantle ...
The oldest rock in the United States has been discovered in Michigan, with zircons dating back 3.82 billion years.
Traces of ruthenium in Hawaiian lava reveal long-suspected core–mantle leakage.
Scientists confirm Zealandia, Earth's eighth continent, submerged almost two million square miles, with only 5% above water.
Venus, often written off as a geologically dead world, is far more active beneath its blistering surface than previously ...
The world’s largest stash of gold isn't at Fort Knox: It's locked away in Earth’s core. Now, new research from Göttingen University in Germany suggests that some gold might be leaking from the core ...