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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Earth-s-interior ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient process that created rare earth elements discovered — and it could help us locate desperately needed deposits ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study suggests rare earth elements form in magma above ancient subduction zones, as that magma reacts with substances that are released when one tectonic plate dives beneath another. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ff5QYzuLKhhc7iPKuReCrP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research could narrow down the search for rare earth deposits. Pictured here is a rare earth minerals mine inside Mojave National Preserve.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of a rare earth minerals mine in the Mojave National Preserve in California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The largest reservoir of hydrogen on Earth may be hiding in its core ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's core contains nine to 45 times more hydrogen than the planet's oceans do, according to a new study that could settle a debate about when and how hydrogen was delivered to Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wRtKQFFwWuvHHwh7Jx4WNR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth&#039;s core may be the biggest hydrogen reservoir on the planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of Earth&#039;s layers showing the molten iron core.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A massive weak spot in Earth's magnetic field is growing, scientists discover ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The South Atlantic Anomaly, a huge weak spot in the geomagnetic field off South America, has expanded and sprouted a lobe in the direction of Africa over the past decade. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:11:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RUa9Ks48jG5dLXP5xkUSUV-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A massive weak spot in Earth&#039;s magnetic field has grown and changed shape since 2014.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two maps showing changes in the South Atlantic Anomaly between 2014 and 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The geology that holds up the Himalayas is not what we thought, scientists discover ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 100-year-old theory explaining how Asia can carry the huge weight of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau needs to be rewritten, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KMwyEqed8eMTSuC4VDgZM4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Himalayas are the world&#039;s highest mountain range and home to Mount Everest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Himalayan mountains in the Mount Everest region. We see snow-covered peaks and Tibetan garlands.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's inside Earth quiz: Test your knowledge of our planet's hidden layers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How's your knowledge of Earth's geology? Flat, round or global? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:51:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ckf8Htycxfu2se8rVRTnBW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth comprises several internal layers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Structure of planet Earth in space, 3D rendering.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant blobs in Earth’s mantle may be driving a 'diamond factory' near our planet’s core ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Water driven toward Earth's center by plate tectonics could lead to the creation of diamonds at the boundary between the core and the mantle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 15:18:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:52:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vdhBJ3s6Dq7L4kPKncZ2xA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[For billions of years, extreme heat and pressure may have shaped diamond production in the zone where Earth&#039;s core meets the mantle.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Earth core structure illustrated with geological layers according to scale.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Completely new' type of magnetic wave found surging through Earth's core ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have discovered a new type of magnetic wave in Earth's outer core, known as Magneto-Coriolis waves. They may be responsible for fluctuations in the planet's magnetic field. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2022 09:00:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:51:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yvtSvnWTSEqqrm2KrHVDz8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing mysterious waves (red) moving across the outermost layer of Earth&#039;s outer core.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration showing mysterious waves (red) moving across the outermost layer of Earth&#039;s outer core.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare primordial gas may be leaking out of Earth's core ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A vast reservoir of the rare gas helium-3 may be hanging out in Earth's metallic core. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2022 19:42:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:51:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c7XbaJVPgEkRj3GTk3Qu8M-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers suspect that Earth&#039;s core holds a vast reservoir of the rare gas, helium-3.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Researchers suspect that Earth&#039;s core holds a vast reservoir of the rare gas, helium-3.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2 giant blobs in Earth's mantle may explain Africa's weird geology ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One of Earth's two mysterious mantle blobs is much higher than the other, raising questions about its impact on Earth's surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 14:32:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vsWP94Asjt9jtFzD8VeoXQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A 3D view of the blob in Earth&#039;s mantle beneath Africa, shown in red, yellow and orange. The cyan represents the core-mantle boundary, blue signifies the surface and transparent gray indicates continents.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A 3D view of the blob in Earth&#039;s mantle beneath Africa, shown in red, yellow and orange. The cyan represents the core-mantle boundary, blue signifies the surface and transparent gray indicates continents.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A 3D view of the blob in Earth&#039;s mantle beneath Africa, shown in red, yellow and orange. The cyan represents the core-mantle boundary, blue signifies the surface and transparent gray indicates continents.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Weird structures near Earth's core may be scars from a primordial interplanetary collision ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A collision with a Mars-size planet 4.5 billion years ago may have left a permanent impact on our planet's deep mantle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iwVUMJ7n5q89NJqmpYREmn-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the Hadean eon, when early Earth may have been struck by a renegard Mars-sized planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the Hadean eon, when early Earth may have been struck by a renegard Mars-sized planet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Wind' from Earth's middle layer blows through a secret passage beneath Panama ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The mysterious presence of mantle materials more than 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from where they originated may be explained by a 'window' 62 miles (100 kilometers) below the Earth's surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2021 14:37:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G7G8ojUE8QsFFb3NVo2AwE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers found a hole in the mantle layer of Earth in the Cocos tectonic plate, which lies right off the coast of Panama. Shown here, a 3D rendering of a topographic map of Panama.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Researchers found a hole in the mantle layer of Earth in the Cocos tectonic plate, which lies right off the coast of Panama. Shown here, a 3D rendering of a topographic map of Panama.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Researchers found a hole in the mantle layer of Earth in the Cocos tectonic plate, which lies right off the coast of Panama. Shown here, a 3D rendering of a topographic map of Panama.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deepest earthquake ever detected should have been impossible ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have detected the deepest earthquake ever, 467 miles below the Earth's surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 18:25:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hYk3w8cqYwWHJahXg2peWS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Bonin Islands are part of a geologic arc called Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc. The arc sits above the subduction zone, where the Pacific plate is slowly diving beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Bonin Islands are part of a geologic arc called Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc. The arc sits above the subduction zone, where the Pacific plate is slowly diving beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[The Bonin Islands are part of a geologic arc called Izu-Bonin-Mariana Arc. The arc sits above the subduction zone, where the Pacific plate is slowly diving beneath the Philippine Sea Plate.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's core is growing 'lopsided' and scientists don't know why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New seismic models show that Earth's inner core may be growing faster in the east than in the west, creating a 'lopsided' pattern at the center of our planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2021 16:52:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:20:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u76S4qqQBTDN4XGCiCiz9F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth&#039;s solid inner core may be growing in a &#039;lopsided&#039; pattern, new research suggests.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Earth&#039;s solid inner core may be growing in a &#039;lopsided&#039; pattern, new research suggests.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 4.5 billion-year-old particles from the sun lurk in Earth's core and mantle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Are there particles from ancient solar winds hanging out in Earth's core and mantle? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2021 11:00:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:57:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CYvy53cUYByLPpNuivpqtL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In the early solar system, solar wind particles may have become trapped in metals that eventually formed Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of protoplanetary disc formation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The monstrous 'blobs' near Earth's core may be even bigger than we thought ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/core-mantle-ulvz-blobs-enormous.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using thousands of seismic wave recordings, researchers mapped the mysterious 'blobs' deep below the Pacific Ocean and found they are even bigger than imagined. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 12:43:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:55:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hgY2Qn38bFbgJvN7cMVi6H-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A map of inner Earth showing the new ultralow-velocity zones (ULVZs) discovered with 30 years of seismic data.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A map of inner Earth showing the new ultralow-velocity zones (ULVZs) discovered with 30 years of seismic data.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Remnant of world's largest 'lava lamp blob' found off New Zealand coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An underwater plateau near New Zealand was likely created by the 'largest volcanic outpouring' in Earth's history, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 11:15:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:32:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z2ZVKme9K9u2X5GXUuT7Yb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The undersea Hikurangi Plateau (outlined) has a greater area than the entire New Zealand mainland.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The undersea Hikurangi Plateau (outlined) has a greater area than the entire New Zealand mainland.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Tiny Magma Blob May Rewrite Earth's History of Plate Tectonics ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/66114-magma-blob-rewrites-history-earth-plate-tectonics.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An International team of scientists finds evidence that Earth began recycling itself more than 3 billion years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:29:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tim Childers ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MkrpDG8Rz9sUHKecFEpy6H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Turbulent Blobs in Earth's Core May Explain Sudden Jerks in the Magnetic Field ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65291-geomagnetic-jerks-explained.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here’s one explanation for why Earth’s magnetic field undergoes weird geomagnetic jerks every decade or so. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2019 20:06:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:25:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/McbRBTWy5dTXvWnKGVkPED-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This visualization of Earth&#039;s core shows how turbulent waves (shown in red and blue) twist up the planet&#039;s magnetic field lines (orange) into pockets of intense activity. This mysterious phenomenon is called a geomagnetic jerk.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[goemagnetism simulation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists Find Weird Reason Diving Plates Get Stuck 400 Miles Beneath Earth's Surface ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A slippery layer beneath Earth stops chunks of crust in their tracks, creating "stagnant slabs" in the middle of the mantle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 19:55:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hXagVfM9YPPMMQDqFSpnEX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration showing the inside of Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration showing the inside of Earth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Stash of a Quadrillion Tons of Diamonds May Be Hiding Deep Inside Earth ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63074-earth-interior-full-of-diamonds.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Diamonds may be more common than we think ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2018 20:56:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CA57WFDdLvE9FvivfAty8E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's Inner Core Shouldn't Technically Exist ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/61715-earth-inner-core-paradox.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Yep: we're all living on a giant paradox. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 20:00:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:44:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6fFwhYPHaYqUHiK4fY7Px8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth&#039;s solid inner core formed about one billion years ago. Researchers are getting closer to figuring out how it happened.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Parts of Earth's Original Crust Exist Today in Canada ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rocks from the eastern shore of the Hudson Bay in Canada contain elements of some of Earth's earliest crust, new research finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2017 18:19:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yoFA2PShWFxbS4fLtDoQJR-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alexandre Jean]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The eastern shore of Canada&#039;s Hudson Bay. The rocks visible here are 2.7 billion years old, but their precursors may have formed some of the earliest crust on Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The eastern shore of Canada&#039;s Hudson Bay. The rocks visible here are 2.7 billion years old, but their precursors may have formed some of the earliest crust on Earth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Primeval Reservoirs Under Earth's Mantle May Be Older Than the Moon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Earth's mantle retains traces of primeval materials that are older than the moon, which formed a scant 100 million years after the solar system's coalescence. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2017 17:12:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:22:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g2A6KVBKmBaZJMBAaJpfeE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Matthew Jackson takes a sample of lava from a flow in Hawaii. New research suggests that this lava may contain traces of a primeval Earth that dates back 4.5 billion years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[matthew jackson]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dino-Killing Asteroid May Have Punctured Earth's Crust ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After analyzing the crater from the cosmic impact that ended the age of dinosaurs, scientists now say the object that smacked into the planet may have punched nearly all the way through Earth's crust, according to a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2016 19:22:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:38:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Upd3rfLAeovLDz2W5Gjogg-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Recovered core from the Chicxulub impact crater.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chicxulub Impact Crater Core]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's Fiery Depths Filled with Brimstone ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's inner core is partly light elements such as sulfur, hydrogen and silicon, a new study finds. The research can reveal details of the planet's violent formation as well as the magma ocean that emerged afterward. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2016 22:01:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:44:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sDAgmLFtXG7nfkDVcEiDrL-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tatsuya Sakamaki]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of Earth&#039;s core and its composition.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of Earth&#039;s core and its composition.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microwavable Mantle: Physicists Nuke Mock Earth Layer, for Science ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists trying to determine where the missing heat from the Earth comes from have turned to an unlikely source: a microwave oven. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2015 18:00:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:33:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hLp8fGfiioUudh9dzq4yNc-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hot Superblobs at Earth's Core Feed Rivers of Molten Rock ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mantle plumes, proposed rivers of hot rock in the Earth's mantle that stream up to the surface and form volcanic island chains, seem to anchor deep in the planet's interior, near the core-mantle boundary. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2015 17:01:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:08:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jaqfmKoz5bTBJzDbdUX2LV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing how a mantle plume can be emitted from the core-mantle boundary of the Earth to reach the Earth&#039;s crust. Due to the movement of tectonic plates at the Earth&#039;s surface, the mantle plumes can create a series of aligned hot spot volcanoes. A mid-ocean ridge and a subducted plate are also shown in this schematic from a study in the July 19, 2012 issue of the journal Nature.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A schematic showing a mantle plume and a volcano hotspot]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Huts May Reveal Clues to Earth's Magnetic Pole Reversals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The fiery demise of ancient huts in southern Africa 1,000 years ago left clues to understanding a bizarre weak spot in the Earth's magnetic field — and the role it plays in the magnetic poles' periodic reversals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:22:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:48:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Lewin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YBBhDayn2rY5538TqjJ2cE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Grain bins much like these modern ones, photographed in southern Africa, were ritually burned down during Africa&#039;s Iron Age. The scorched ground beneath them conserved rare clues about the Earth&#039;s magnetic field.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Grain Bins in Southern Africa]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's Mysteriously Light Core Contains Brimstone ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/51249-earth-core-contains-brimstone.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have found that the vast majority of brimstone — reverently referred to in biblical times as "burning stone," but now known more commonly as sulfur — dwells deep in the Earth's core. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2015 11:22:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:55:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Goldbaum ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tBuwhiJxVPys9nHWorhvcV-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crashing Electrons Could Explain Earth's Magnetic Field Mystery ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/49618-earth-iron-core-heat-paradox.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research claims to have solved a messy paradox that has plagued geoscientists who study Earth's core and its life-protecting magnetic field. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:41:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:44:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p2hJT5LGNNsP89BkSTBKLH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gravity Moved Continents on Early Earth ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/47882-how-plate-tectonics-started.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Continents move, but what got them going? A new computer model shows it was gravity. Whole continents flattened out under their own weight. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 17:15:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jesse Emspak ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FP4eseJPFhfqBWwegAqoPc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Eastern Hemisphere of Earth can be seen in this &quot;blue marble&quot; view captured by NASA&#039;s Suomi NPP satellite.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Eastern Hemisphere of Earth can be seen in this &quot;blue marble&quot; view captured by NASA&#039;s Suomi NPP satellite.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Quickly Rising Antarctica Suggests 'Runny' Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Antarctica is rising much faster than expected, revealing that the hot rock of the mantle hundreds of miles below the icy continent is flowing much faster than expected, and so rebounding quickly to the loss of glacial ice, researchers say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2014 11:28:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j8BRtR3dyCqtP2MXegoqKL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image shows a view of the Earth on Sept. 21, 2005, when Antarctic sea ice was at its full extent.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Antarctica]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Buried 'Soda Fizz' May Solve Mystery of Coasting Tectonic Plates ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/45246-plate-tectonics-mystery-solfved.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New findings could help explain the motion of the giant tectonic plates that surf over Earth's mantle, the movements of which explain how the continents have drifted over time as well as disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:43:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:23:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XR53cBniRqvroUjJasiLvF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tectonic plates of the Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Plate tectonics]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Missing Xenon Gas Found in Earth's Core ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/44977-missing-xenon-found-in-earth-core.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mysteriously, most of the expected levels of xenon are missing from Earth's atmosphere. Now, researchers might have the answer: The noble gas, which usually doesn't bond with other atoms, may chemically react with iron and nickel in Earth's core. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2014 13:02:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5zWJpMbForNcANDHHSkznD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The xenon gas missing from Earth&#039;s atmosphere might have been found. Scientists say it is stuck in Earth&#039;s core, where the noble gas is bound with other atoms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of Earth&#039;s layers, including the crust, mantle and core.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare Diamond Reveals Earth's Interior is All Wet ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/44057-diamond-inclusions-mantle-water-earth.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A battered diamond that survived a trip from "hell" confirms a long-held theory: Earth's mantle holds an ocean's worth of water. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 18:00:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DWEozDJ3YcuiCzogWXrePH-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Richard Siemens/University of Alberta]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A diamond from Juína, Brazil, containing a water-rich inclusion of the olivine mineral ringwoodite.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ringwoodite diamond]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tiny Crystal Defects Help Drive Plate Tectonics ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/43724-new-olivine-defect-plate-tectonics.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers recently discovered a new crystal defect in olivine that helps explain how the mantle drives plate tectonics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:32:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:42:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jP6pxpCvzrvK5pNPEM4NRb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[S. Demouchy, Montpellier, France]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of olivine crystals deformed at high stress.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Olivine deformation]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Early Earth's Crust Was a Drippy, Hot Mess ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chunks of the thick crust that covered the early Earth may have dripped down into the mantle layer below, shedding light on how the Earth's interior behaved early in Earth's history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 17:47:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:53:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FbpyxEb5rmuYA5pv8TUNph-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Computer simulation of the processes in the Earth&#039;s mantle.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The processes of the Earth&#039;s mantle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Floating Seismic Devices Peer Deep Beneath Ocean Floor ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41833-floating-seismic-stations-reveal-mantle.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Floating seismic stations that can dive more than a mile beneath the ocean's surface could help reveal the processes that govern deep Earthquakes and other mysterious processes in the planet's mantle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:03:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:57:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8zNswQdRtfcbBHCgo2eAe-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A recent launch of a mermaid in the Indian Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A mermaid sensor is launched in the Indian Ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Magma Ocean Could Have Given Early Earth Magnetic Field ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth may have had a protective magnetic field earlier than previously thought, generated not by its liquid outer core as happens today, but by a magma ocean sitting above the core, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2013 16:35:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:58:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5tdSth4jcb5DurWTtcV49k-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Earth&#039;s magnetic field, magnetic poles and geographic poles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Earth&#039;s magnetic field, magnetic poles and geographic poles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deadly New Zealand Earthquakes Weakened Earth's Crust ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The earthquakes that struck New Zealand's South Island in 2010 and 2011, the second of which killed scores of people, weakened the crust around the ruptured fault. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2013 12:01:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:58:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GCTjDfoZS8HuFZ2STM4iNW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An aerial view of Christchurch, New Zealand, where a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Feb. 22. ]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Weak Iron Explains Earth's Inner Core Speed Trap ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new computer model of Earth's inner core suggests a seismic-wave slowdown comes from changes in iron's strength just before the metal melts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:59:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:36:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UDgeZ9oe8SRrRYZmCtyQzW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth has multiple layers: the crust, the mantle, the liquid outer core and the solid inner core.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Earth&#039;s layers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Earth's Core Got Its Iron ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new model explains how the newly born Earth's iron core formed as dribs and drabs of iron percolated inward from the planet's lower mantle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2013 17:57:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:22:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UDgeZ9oe8SRrRYZmCtyQzW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth has multiple layers: the crust, the mantle, the liquid outer core and the solid inner core.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Earth&#039;s layers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Earth's Inner and Outer Cores Rotate in Opposite Directions ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/39780-magnetic-field-pushes-earth-core.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Earth's magnetic field is responsible for the rotation of both the inner and outer cores, new research suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:14:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:54:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Poppick ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UDgeZ9oe8SRrRYZmCtyQzW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth has multiple layers: the crust, the mantle, the liquid outer core and the solid inner core.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Earth&#039;s layers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sluggish Surprise Found Deep Inside Earth ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/38938-sluggish-surprise-found-inside-earth.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The heat near Earth's core flows at a slower rate than previously thought. The findings shed light on how the world's innards move and drive major events on the planet's surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 23:43:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:47:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9SgWhpDzCtXQRuCscJBxcJ-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NTsOMZ ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth takes on beautiful colors in this image created by a Russian weather satellite. The satellite, Elektro-L No.1, scans both visible and infrared wavelengths of light. Combining these images yields the colorful view of Earth seen above.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Earth from orbit.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jets of Molten Rock Push Earth's Tectonic Plates ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/37760-mantle-upwelling-drives-plate-tectonics.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The find helps scientists understand processes like mountain-building and volcanism. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2013 17:02:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:53:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/osA6VBuixkjzQGYJoeyxpd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[© Clint Conrad / University of Hawaii]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A diagram of large areas of upwelling in the mantle that a 2013 study found may drive the movements of Earth&#039;s tectonic plates.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Diagram of upwelling in Earth&#039;smantle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Is Africa Ripping Apart? Seismic Scan May Tell ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/37542-african-rift-valley-seismic-array.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Effort aims to find what breaks continents apart. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:29:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:53:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sJyFEFGgB6YhYEXtJXknxg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This radar image highlights portions of three of the lakes located in the Western Rift of the Great Rift Valley, a geological fault system of Southwest Asia and East Africa: Lake Edward (top), Lake Kivu (middle) and Lake Tanganyika (bottom).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lakes along the Great African Rift Valley]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do Mantle Plumes Exist? Mission Aims to Answer ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/37373-mantle-plume-search-begins.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Do these plumes of magma fuel volcanic hotspots? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:11:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:07:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FCKiATMDs7hAqbBDxGtDfD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Deccan Traps flood basalts as seen by satellite from space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[flood basalts]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oldest Water on Earth Found Deep Underground ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Find has implications for understanding of life on Earth and maybe Mars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H45BW5SntMDxh8Bn6ZhxHL-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[B. Sherwood Lollar et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A scientists takes a sample of water from a mine deep underground in Ontario, Canada. The water turned out to be 2.6 billion years old, the oldest known water on Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sampling water in a deep mine]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's Rotating Inner Core Shifts Its Speed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Iron is also surprisingly weak at pressure experienced in the core. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:16:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:07:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zymhT6ZRhqiB32vvxE8nG8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth has multiple layers: the crust, the mantle, the liquid outer core and the solid inner core.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Earth&#039;s layers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lava Hints At Earth's Deep Carbon Cycle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Carbon plays a role in melting magma deep in the Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 13:02:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:55:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ozHAjzEJV2QJKTRXigFUnM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Glenn Macpherson and Tim Gooding]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Molten magma erupted onto the seafloor freezes to glass that contains clues to its origin in Earth’s deep mantle.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[MORB glass]]></media:text>
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