which are large bubbles of hot material that rise from the Earth's deep interior as in a lava lamp." When these plumes reach the surface, they result in volcanoes forming, spewing forth lava like ...

Seismologists study Earth's deep interior by investigating how much these tones are "out of tune," because whole Earth oscillations will sound out of tune or less loud when they encounter anomalies.

Credit: Argonne National Laboratory / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Scientists have identified mysterious formations deep in Earth’s mantle, raising new questions about the planet’s interior. These strange shapes, ...

Researchers are only beginning to piece together the story. In a discovery that could reshape our understanding of Earth’s interior, scientists have identified enigmatic structures deep within the ...

Unlike the geographic North Pole, which marks a fixed location, the magnetic north pole’s position is determined by Earth’s magnetic field, which is in constant motion. Over the past few ...

Japanese scientists have created the first-ever long-term dataset about Earth's entire atmosphere, stretching all the way to space. They hope the project will help shed light on some little ...

China’s push to reduce or cease exports of some critical materials such as germanium and gallium to the United States last year is already having an impact on their trade, while a potential ...

As an interior decorator who kept a close eye on last year's rising and falling trends, I've recently found myself adding items to my shopping cart and refreshing my apartment for 2025.

Volcanoes and earthquakes are both natural phenomena driven by the dynamic processes that shape Earth’s interior and surface. The outermost layer of Earth, the lithosphere, is composed of solid ...

Potential patches of Earth's ancient crust, sometimes called "sunken worlds," may have just been discovered deep within the mantle, thanks to a new way of mapping the inside of our planet.

Check your compass again — Earth’s north magnetic pole is moving toward Siberia. Since at least the early 19th century, Earth’s north magnetic pole has been situated in the Canadian Arctic ...