The vertical movement of the mantle is one of the driving forces that brings about large-scale geological changes to the ...

A phase change in post-perovskite materials at the so-called D” discontinuity is also evidence for long-predicted slow, convective flows in the mantle itself ...

The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or melted by geologic processes over billions of years.

"This has profound implications for how we interpret surface volcanism, earthquake activity and the process of continental ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it ...

The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

A mysterious pulse beneath Africa's surface is reshaping the continent in ways that could change the world. Deep within the ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that precious metals like gold are leaking from Earth’s core into the mantle, ultimately ...

Scientists have traced a 60-million-year volcanic trail from Iceland to Ireland to a deep mantle plume that shaped the North ...

Scientists found that the speed at which continents split apart directly influences how molten rock flows deep beneath ...

Tectonic pulses beneath Africa are splitting the continent apart to produce a new ocean, according to University of ...