Additionally, the discovery of two “giant blobs” deep inside the Earth has sparked debates among experts about how and why ...

The warming hole might be a sign that Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing down. This network of currents regulates Earth's ...

Scientists using South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope have peered into the interstellar medium like never before, uncovering ...

Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could be more than a billion years old, a new study finds. Known as large low-seismic-velocity provinces (LLSVPs), these blobs are both hotter and ...

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's largest solar telescope, can see the sun in unprecedented detail. Here is ...

The oldest parts of Earth's continents are called cratons, and underneath, they are rooted to the mantle of the planet. Scientists have now discovered that the roots below the North American continent ...

A team presents new details of an oceanic transform fault at the Gofar fault in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The work reveals unexpected brine deposits beneath the seafloor near the fault, which could ...