Earth's Interior
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![The undersea Hikurangi Plateau (outlined) has a greater area than the entire New Zealand mainland.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z2ZVKme9K9u2X5GXUuT7Yb-320-80.jpg)
Remnant of world's largest 'lava lamp blob' found off New Zealand coast
By Brandon Specktor published
An underwater plateau near New Zealand was likely created by the 'largest volcanic outpouring' in Earth's history, a new study suggests.
![Lava from Hawaii volcano eruption.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MkrpDG8Rz9sUHKecFEpy6H-320-80.jpg)
A Tiny Magma Blob May Rewrite Earth's History of Plate Tectonics
By Tim Childers published
An International team of scientists finds evidence that Earth began recycling itself more than 3 billion years ago.
![goemagnetism simulation](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/McbRBTWy5dTXvWnKGVkPED-320-80.jpg)
Turbulent Blobs in Earth's Core May Explain Sudden Jerks in the Magnetic Field
By Brandon Specktor published
Here’s one explanation for why Earth’s magnetic field undergoes weird geomagnetic jerks every decade or so.
![Illustration showing the inside of Earth.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hXagVfM9YPPMMQDqFSpnEX-320-80.jpg)
Scientists Find Weird Reason Diving Plates Get Stuck 400 Miles Beneath Earth's Surface
By Stephanie Pappas published
A slippery layer beneath Earth stops chunks of crust in their tracks, creating "stagnant slabs" in the middle of the mantle.
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CA57WFDdLvE9FvivfAty8E-320-80.jpg)
A Stash of a Quadrillion Tons of Diamonds May Be Hiding Deep Inside Earth
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Diamonds may be more common than we think
![null](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6fFwhYPHaYqUHiK4fY7Px8-320-80.jpg)
Earth's Inner Core Shouldn't Technically Exist
By Brandon Specktor published
Yep: we're all living on a giant paradox.
![The eastern shore of Canada'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.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yoFA2PShWFxbS4fLtDoQJR-320-80.jpeg)
Parts of Earth's Original Crust Exist Today in Canada
By Stephanie Pappas published
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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