
Formerly undiscovered tectonic plates may explain mysterious Vityaz earthquakes
A previously undetected layer of tectonic plates may offer answers to the mysterious Vityaz earthquakes in the...

Scientists will attempt to be the first to drill into Earth's mantle
Scientists want to plumb the Earth for one of its last secrets. An international group of researchers led by Japan's...

Earth's water may not have originated with comet collisions after all
Scientists used to think our planet's water arrived on Earth after comet collisions deposited ice. But a new study...

There may be water far deeper in our planet than previously thought
Researchers are surprised to learn that there may be water deeper within the Earth than previously thought. Two...

Everything we know about the Earth's mantle is completely wrong
A new study by Cambridge University researchers has shown previous theories about the Earth's mantle to be completely...