Giant regions of the mantle where seismic waves slow down may have formed from subducted ocean crust, a new study finds.

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous, continent-sized structures known as LLVPs. Scientists once believed these ...

The mantel is an ideal spot for seasonal decorating, as it's often in a central, easy-to-see location and has a built in shelf that's perfect for arranging seasonal vignettes. Use the style of the ...

Students enrolled in GEOL 1303 Physical Geology and GEOL 1103 Physical Geology Lab have the option to attend field trips. These trips take place on campus and at various locations throughout the Texas ...

Deep under Africa is a continent-sized blob. There’s another one under the Pacific. Are they the mantle of another planet that slammed into Earth billions of years ago, or some other strange ...

The mysterious plumes seem to originate from deep within the Earth. However, this is not a natural phenomenon nor the work of underground dragons, as some social media users have whimsically ...

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Best-selling British author Dame Hilary Mantel has been accused of 'falsifying' history in some of her most famous novels by a professor at the University of Cambridge. Mantel's Wolf Hall trilogy ...

CAMDEN, NJ (WPVI) -- A massive four-alarm fire sent plumes of heavy smoke across South Jersey on Friday. The call came in around 5 p.m. Friday for flames showing at the EMR metal recycling center ...

Created by the upthrust of mantel plume, with sections of teetering rocks that defy gravity, the three chief hills are viewed as male (pyramidic in shape), female (low and curvaceous as “she” is lying ...

A volcano in Ethiopia is spewing unusually large volumes of methane from its crater, according to satellite measurements of the potent greenhouse gas. This comes after hundreds of earthquakes have ...

LLSVPs in Earth's mantle are over a billion years old These formations may influence volcanic activity worldwide Larger crystals in LLSVPs reduce seismic wave energy loss ...