Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like a mosquito tunneling into the skin to get at the rich feast within, geologists poked a long, narrow drill into Earth's crust ...

Our planet's core is rich in gold that can leak out into the mantle, and in some cases, end up in volcanos on the surface, according to a new study. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Seismic waves created by earthquakes as they travel through the planet's interior change speed and direction as they move through different materials. Things like rock type, density, and temperature ...

The rotation of Earth's inner core may have paused and it could even go into reverse, new research suggests. The Earth is formed of the crust, the mantle and the inner and outer cores. The solid inner ...

Researchers at Göttingen University have uncovered new evidence that some of Earth’s most precious metals began their journey far deeper than once thought. Working with volcanic rocks from ocean ...

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Earth's core has baffled researchers for decades, and it still contains many secrets. Recent studies show this hot furnace buried deep under our feet is weirder than we think. The inner core may be ...

Oceanic island hotspots — Hawaii and Iceland — are the final destinations of elemental isotopes from the beginnings of Earth, in concentrations found nowhere else on Earth’s crust. Until now, it was ...

History was made this month. No, not another indictment, or a candidate throwing a hat into the presidential race. For the first time, a drill penetrated into the Earth’s mantle and retrieved samples ...