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Researchers have detected a previously unknown layer of partially molten rock beneath Earth’s crust. The discovery could help scientists learn more about the movements of Earth’s tectonic ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

As it turns out, scientists have discovered one such new layer within the crust that they previously overlooked, and is described in a recent study published in Nature Geoscience, where a team of ...

A group of scientists has discovered a hidden layer of molten rock under the Earth’s surface. The new layer is located around 100 miles beneath the surface and appears to extend below much of ...

CREDIT Leonello Calvetti/Dreamstime Scientists have discovered a new layer of partly molten rock under the Earth’s crust that might help settle a long-standing debate about how tectonic plates move.

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The newly identified molten layer is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) below the Earth’s surface. This layer is a part of the asthenosphere, which sits beneath the tectonic plates.

The newly identified molten layer is located 100 miles (161 kilometers) below the Earth's surface. This layer is a part of the asthenosphere, which sits beneath the tectonic plates.