Tag: Earth’s mantle

Earth's mantle has been split by the Pacific Ring of Fire, revealing ancient clues about the formation and breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea, according to a recent study. The African domain, which covers most...

Lava from different parts of the world may actually come from the same source deep within the Earth's mantle, according to a new study. This challenges previous beliefs that the mantle was a mix...

Scientists recently made an incredible discovery deep beneath the Pacific Ocean near Easter Island. They found what they described as a "fossilized fingerprint" of a chunk of seafloor that sank into Earth's mantle about...

How Mantle Waves Lift Continents and Create Diamonds: A Geological PhenomenonFor billions of years, the continents have journeyed across Earth's surface as tectonic vessels, shaping the landscapes we see today. However, they have not...

A scientific drilling ship has made history by reaching a depth of 1,268 meters into the Earth's mantle, providing valuable insights into the processes that fuel oceanic volcanoes and potentially the origins of life...

Researchers have successfully drilled the deepest-ever sample of rocks from Earth's mantle, reaching a depth of 0.7 miles (1.2 kilometers) in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This location is known for its abundance of hydrothermal vents,...