The D'' layer of the mantle flows in a solid state due to post-perovskite alignment, which accelerates seismic waves by 7%.

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Strong new evidence suggests that primordial material from the planet’s center is somehow making its way out. Continent-size ...

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A bold new theory reimagines the NAA as a "Rayleigh–Taylor instability"—a geological term for when heavy, cold rock begins to ...

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A seismologist from Seattle discussed recent volcanic activity across the United States. Here's what you should know.

A mysterious blob of heat is slowly rising beneath New England, and it may rewrite what we thought we knew about the Appalachian Mountains.

A landmark study published in the Journal of Palaeogeography (Chinese Edition) uncovers how plume-driven tectonics shattered ...

New research suggests that mysterious "BLOBS" under the Earth could actually be driving volcanic activity.

Mantle plumes are a portion of abnormally hot mantle (around 1,450°C) or unusual composition of the mantle (or both) below Earth's surface.