Lavas from hotspots—whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland—likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in ...

The chemical uniformity of Earth's mantle is greater than previously believed. Lavas from hotspots—whether erupting in Hawaii ...

Lavas from hotspots—whether erupting in Hawaii, Samoa or Iceland—likely originate from a worldwide, uniform reservoir in Earth's mantle, according to ...

A new study has condensed 1.8 billion years of Earth’s tectonic plate movements into a mesmerizing two-minute video. Led by Dr. Xianzhi Cao of the Ocean University of China, this animation provides a ...

It's the first time Earth's geologic record — information found inside rocks — has been used to create an animation of this ...

Within just a few million years, the continental plates begin to bend and squish toward each other. Around 200 million years ...

After that, the Earth's rotation was mainly influenced by factors including mantle convection, tectonic plate movements and ...

Researchers have introduced the "potential oxygen fugacity" parameter to track the evolution of Earth's mantle and atmosphere ...

The core, which is 71% complete, reveals millions of years of geologic history and the plumbing underlying hydrothermal vents.

A recent study from the University of Southampton reveals how tectonic forces lead to the uplifting of stable continental ...