Tag: Geology

Uncovering the Ancient Moon Melt Event: Bridging the 150-Million-Year Age GapThe moon, Earth's closest celestial companion, has long been shrouded in mystery regarding its...

Earth's unique feature of having rigid tectonic plates that shift and collide has long fascinated scientists. However, the exact origins of plate tectonics remain...

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...

Alfred Wegener, a name not often heard, but a man whose ideas changed the way we see the world. In a time when science...

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....

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....

Scientists recently embarked on an expedition to the Mid-Atlantic ocean ridge where they made a groundbreaking discovery. They were able to extract nearly a...