What is beneath the continent of Africa? There are two big structures down there that do not seem to be from our planet, Earth. Africa has a lot of th.

Earth’s inner core may not be a conventional solid at all, but a superionic material where light elements drift like liquid through a rigid iron lattice. New experiments show that this unusual state ...

Two perplexing structures deep inside Earth might be ancient remnants of our early planet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Two ...

For decades, scientists have been baffled by two enormous structures buried deep inside Earth. These anomalies may retain geochemical signatures distinct from the surrounding mantle. Yet, their origin ...

Researchers sought to improve their understanding of seismic anisotropy by modeling different versions of the mantle and its plumes. Here, a snapshot of a computer simulation from their preferred ...

The in-situ small-strain shear modulus of soil and rock materials is a parameter of paramount importance in geotechnical modeling. It can be derived from non-invasive geophysical surveys, which ...

In this model, mantle plumes (yellow) rise from big lower-mantle basal structures (nicknamed BLOBs, in red). Mantle plumes influence volcanic activity at the surface, and the current position of the ...

The southern part of the earthquake’s rupture moved at speeds of over 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) per second. Reading time 3 minutes On March 28, Myanmar was rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Sophisticated chemical analysis of volcanic gases from Kenya have ...

Two huge masses deep within Earth may have remained stable for billions of years, surviving the powerful churn of the interior, according to an analysis of seismic waves ringing throughout the planet.

In modern baseball, few measurements are more watched than a ball’s velocity off the bat. In and of itself, higher velocity does not guarantee a successful outcome. But it certainly makes a successful ...

Earthquake-triggered landslides can cause catastrophic disasters, yet existing prediction methods struggle to accurately predict their motion and failure due to inadequate consideration of the ...