Do Mantle Plumes Exist? Mission Aims to Answer By Charles Q. Choi published 12 June 13 Do these plumes of magma fuel volcanic hotspots?
Oldest Water on Earth Found Deep Underground By Charles Q. Choi published 15 May 13 Find has implications for understanding of life on Earth and maybe Mars.
Earth's Rotating Inner Core Shifts Its Speed By Charles Q. Choi published 13 May 13 Iron is also surprisingly weak at pressure experienced in the core.
Lava Hints At Earth's Deep Carbon Cycle By Becky Oskin published 6 May 13 Carbon plays a role in melting magma deep in the Earth.
Earth's Core 1,000 Degrees Hotter Than Expected By Elizabeth Howell published 25 April 13 New experiment looked at the melting temperature of iron under pressure.
Rare View Reveals How Earth's Crust Forms By Becky Oskin published 27 March 13 One of the best images of a mid-ocean ridge sheds light on plate tectonics.
New Look at Earth's Mysterious Layer By Becky Oskin published 20 March 13 Molten magma underlies Earth's tectonic plates.
Physicists Hunt Weird Antimatter Beneath Earth By Tia Ghose published 13 March 13 Physicists have tentatively detected several particles that could reveal how radioactive heat inside the earth could influence earthquakes
The Unparticle May Lurk in Earth's Mantle By Jesse Emspak published 21 February 13 The Higgs isn’t the only particle physicists are hunting.
Appalachians Get a Face-Lift From Earth's Mantle By Crystal Gammon published 7 February 13 Southern reaches not as old, worn-down as thought.
How Thick Is the Crust Beneath Antarctica? By Crystal Gammon published 23 January 13 Seismic data gives new estimates for curst of least-known continent.
Crushing Rocks Reveals Magma Mantle Mysteries By Becky Oskin published 9 January 13 Geologists destroy gems to discover how magma melts 150 miles below Earth's surface.
Mysterious Metallic Blobs Help Reveal Planets' Innards By Charles Q. Choi published 12 December 12 Iron from Earth's core is leaking into parts of the mantle.
Gold Rises With Molten Rock By Crystal Gammon published 26 November 12 Accounts for why some spots have higher concentrations of the rare metal.
Earth's 'Hum' Helps Probe Planet's Interior By Charles Q. Choi published 26 November 12 Ambient noise generated by the planet sheds light on its inner layers.
Earth's Carbon Mostly in Its Core By Live Science Staff published 16 November 12 World's biggest carbon reservoir at center of the Earth, according to new computer model.
How Earth's Outer Layers Wander Back and Forth By Charles Q. Choi published 7 November 12 When Earth's outer layers wander, its bulge may snap them back into place.
Expedition Aims to Map Deep Magma-Plume By Charles Q. Choi published 16 October 12 Jet of magma may have fueled volcanism that contributed to dinosaurs' demise.
Shell Game: Earth's Wandering Outer Layers Mystify By Charles Q. Choi published 9 October 12 Computer models and rock records used to track "true polar wander."
Tectonic Shoving Match Formed Caribbean Island Arc By Live Science Staff published 21 August 12 The study could help predict earthquakes in the area in the future.
