Giant blobs in Earth’s mantle may be driving a 'diamond factory' near our planet’s core By Stephanie Pappas published 8 September 22 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.
'Completely new' type of magnetic wave found surging through Earth's core By Brandon Specktor published 27 May 22 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.
Rare primordial gas may be leaking out of Earth's core By Laura Geggel published 31 March 22 A vast reservoir of the rare gas helium-3 may be hanging out in Earth's metallic core.
2 giant blobs in Earth's mantle may explain Africa's weird geology By Stephanie Pappas published 12 March 22 One of Earth's two mysterious mantle blobs is much higher than the other, raising questions about its impact on Earth's surface.
Weird structures near Earth's core may be scars from a primordial interplanetary collision By Brandon Specktor published 7 January 22 A collision with a Mars-size planet 4.5 billion years ago may have left a permanent impact on our planet's deep mantle.
'Wind' from Earth's middle layer blows through a secret passage beneath Panama By Stephanie Pappas published 18 December 21 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.
Deepest earthquake ever detected should have been impossible By Stephanie Pappas last updated 9 November 21 Researchers have detected the deepest earthquake ever, 467 miles below the Earth's surface.
Earth's core is growing 'lopsided' and scientists don't know why By Brandon Specktor last updated 25 June 21 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.
4.5 billion-year-old particles from the sun lurk in Earth's core and mantle By Laura Geggel published 19 May 21 Are there particles from ancient solar winds hanging out in Earth's core and mantle?
The monstrous 'blobs' near Earth's core may be even bigger than we thought By Brandon Specktor published 18 June 20 Using thousands of seismic wave recordings, researchers mapped the mysterious 'blobs' deep below the Pacific Ocean and found they are even bigger than imagined.
Remnant of world's largest 'lava lamp blob' found off New Zealand coast By Brandon Specktor published 3 June 20 An underwater plateau near New Zealand was likely created by the 'largest volcanic outpouring' in Earth's history, a new study suggests.
A Tiny Magma Blob May Rewrite Earth's History of Plate Tectonics By Tim Childers published 7 August 19 An International team of scientists finds evidence that Earth began recycling itself more than 3 billion years ago.
Turbulent Blobs in Earth's Core May Explain Sudden Jerks in the Magnetic Field By Brandon Specktor published 22 April 19 Here’s one explanation for why Earth’s magnetic field undergoes weird geomagnetic jerks every decade or so.
Scientists Find Weird Reason Diving Plates Get Stuck 400 Miles Beneath Earth's Surface By Stephanie Pappas published 9 October 18 A slippery layer beneath Earth stops chunks of crust in their tracks, creating "stagnant slabs" in the middle of the mantle.
A Stash of a Quadrillion Tons of Diamonds May Be Hiding Deep Inside Earth By Yasemin Saplakoglu published 16 July 18 Diamonds may be more common than we think
Earth's Inner Core Shouldn't Technically Exist By Brandon Specktor published 9 February 18 Yep: we're all living on a giant paradox.
Parts of Earth's Original Crust Exist Today in Canada By Stephanie Pappas published 16 March 17 Rocks from the eastern shore of the Hudson Bay in Canada contain elements of some of Earth's earliest crust, new research finds.
Primeval Reservoirs Under Earth's Mantle May Be Older Than the Moon By Tia Ghose published 9 February 17 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.