Movement of the crust isn’t the only factor shaping Earth’s topography. Credit: Nachoman-au via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Movement of the crust isn’t the only factor shaping Earth’s topography.

Far below your feet, nearly 1,800 miles beneath oceans and continents, Earth carries two massive scars from its violent youth. They are so large they rival continents in size, yet no human will ever ...

A recent study from Nature has uncovered unusual changes occurring deep within Earth, near the core. These shifts, detected by orbiting satellites, hint at dynamic processes thousands of kilometers ...

Scientists believe that gold and other precious metals are slowly leaking to the surface from Earth's core through Hawaiian ...

For the first time, scientists have directly measured the amount of heat flowing from the molten metal of Earth’s core into a region at the base of the mantle, a process that helps drive both the ...

Scientists have mapped how Earth’s deepest mantle is being deformed—and the results point to long-lost tectonic plates buried ...

Scientists have created the most detailed map yet of deformation in Earth's lowermost mantle, revealing patterns that align with the paths of ancient subducted ocean plates. Using over 16 million ...

ANN ARBOR—As anyone with a smattering of geological knowledge knows, Earth’s crust is made up of plates that creep over the planet’s surface at a rate of several inches per year. But why do they move ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Mantle plumes are one of the most dynamic geologic ...

The undersea plate boundary beneath the Strait of Gibraltar, known as the Gibraltar arc, is slowly moving into the Atlantic ...