Our planet's interior is much too deep and hot to explore with probes, so scientists rely on seismic waves to understand and model its structure. Seismic waves are shock waves tha ...

Scientists uncover hidden land under Iceland, questioning our understanding of Earth's continents and tectonic plates.

Geophysicists find areas that resemble the results of tectonic plate collisions — far from any area of such activity.

The work has been published in Progress in Earth and Planetary Science. Using a new data-assimilation ... Being able to study the interactions of these layers vertically and around the globe ...