Since the 19th century, humans have built nearly 7,000 dams, holding enough water to fill the Grand Canyon twice. These ...

A fascinating new study has shaken up our understanding of Earth’s oceans. It reveals that around 15 million years ago, ...

Scientists discover that large amounts of nitrogen could be hidden in the Earth's metallic core, which would solve a ...

New simulations reveal that an ancient ocean of magma located above the Earth's core continues to shape the planet's ...

Earth held a deep ocean of magma beneath its surface in its early history, new research finds, potentially explaining odd anomalies seen in the mantle today. This basal magma ocean has been hotly ...

Magma Pulses Are Tearing Africa Apart. ... Scientists first proposed in the 1970s that a hot upsurge of material from Earth’s mantle, known as a plume, was occurring below this spot.

If the new age of these Canadian rocks is solid, they would be the first and only ones known to have survived Earth’s earliest, tumultuous time.

Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even ...

A spot in eastern Africa called the Afar Triangle marks the meeting point of three rift zones—lines where Earth’s crust is being rent apart. Researchers haven’t been sure exactly what drives ...