How's your knowledge of Earth's geology? Flat, round or global?

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

The Earth's interior is composed of four layers, three solid and one liquid—not magma but molten metal, nearly as hot as the surface of the sun. The deepest layer is a solid iron ball ...

Scientists have always been curious about the atmosphere surrounding us, but in the past, they could not just hop on a spaceship to see what was up there. Instead, scientists hiked up high ...

The Earth is made up of different layers: Therefore, instead of tectonic plates moving because of the convection currents, evidence suggests it is the plates that drive the convection. Slab pull ...

The Earth has a layered structure made up of the core, the mantle and the crust. Different elements are present in different parts of the Earth’s structure. The crust is made from enormous ...

With admirable seriousness, Adrian Duncan explores themes of art, religion and decay in a deeply opaque novel about a sculptor looking for meaning ...

The story of our planet's history is told by its layers and research suggests a new chapter may be about to be written. Boffins have found evidence that the Earth's inner core has another smaller ...

This layer of the atmosphere is notoriously difficult to study, but new research sheds light on its mysterious processes.

The phenomenon has been happening for millions of years quietly beneath our feet and could shed new light on how the ...