An update of the convection code ASPECT enables full coupling of plume dynamics with buoyancy effects of transition zone ...
Deep-seated mantle structures known as LLSVPs have been found to be over a billion years old, affecting tectonic activity.
A new ocean is forming in East Africa due to tectonic shifts, potentially reshaping the continent and altering global ...
New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead ...
A team of geologists and mineral physicists at Harvard University, the University of California, Argonne National Laboratory ...
The post-spinel boundary in the mantle is nonlinear ... Clapeyron slope helps explain the diverse behavior of slabs and plumes worldwide.
NASA’s Blue Ghost mission will deploy ten advanced scientific instruments to the Moon, testing technologies for regolith ...
An ocean may in time develop from a rift in the Afar Triangle, in the Horn of Africa which will be close to America.
Scientists have uncovered potential remnants of Earth's ancient crust, often referred to as ‘sunken worlds,’ hidden deep within the mantle.And this was possible because of a new way of mapping ...
Nobody knew what they are, and whether they are only a temporary phenomenon, or if they have been sitting there for millions ...
When the Indian plate traveled northwards and collided with the Eurasian plate, the crust of Tethys was subducted into the mantle of the Earth. This pushed the dense material of the “African blob” ...
However, the crustal and mantle deformation mechanism in the southeastern Tibetan Plateau is still under debate. Seismic anisotropy inferred from surface wave tomography could provide critical ...