A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's ...

Scientists have identified mysterious blobs of Earth's ancient crust, or 'sunken worlds,' deep within the mantle using ...

The new model shows blobs within Earth's mantle where seismic waves travel slower than usual (blue), which suggests they may be subducted slab chunks. (Image credit: Sebastian Noe/ETH Zurich ...

Scientists say that the mantle is split up into two domains- the African and the Pacific that emerged when the supercontinent ...

Scientists discovered plate anomalies in Earth's mantle using seismic wave analysis. These mysterious structures challenge ...

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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. However, ...

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The Earth has a hard, thin crust and molten mantle. However, experts now say the latter is less homogenous than we once thought and new tech is finally letting us figure out just what’s under there.

New research reveals that Earth's mantle is divided by the Pacific Ring of Fire, a geological boundary reflecting the ...

Uncover the secrets of the Himalayas' formation as scientists reveal the Indian Plate's hidden movements, plate delamination, ...