The Earth's deep interior may absorb more chemical oxygen than previously thought, revealing a new geological process ...

Sunken slabs from long-lost tectonic plates are still churning around in Earth's interior, far below your feet. In a new ...

Case Western Reserve University scientist part of team reversing view of how minerals behave deep below our planet’s surface; could apply to other planet studies Case Western Reserve University ...

Olivine, the most common mineral in the upper 400 km (about 250 miles) of Earth’s interior, has long been studied for how it deforms. Scientists have identified two primary directions of dislocation ...

Scientists have discovered fascinating new insights into what Earth looked like before it was fully formed. A study led by Charles-Édouard Boukaré, physicist at York University, reveals that our ...

Rocks from Australia have given scientists the oldest direct proof that Earth's surface was moving in separate pieces 3.5 billion years ago.

Introductory remarks -- Main magnetic field of the Earth -- Theory of steady dynamo -- Stability of the dipole field -- Theory of non-steady dynamo -- Geomagnetic secular variation -- Theory of ...