The Thickest Layer of the Earth
The mantle is a whopping 2,900 km (1,802 miles) thick, and it's by far the thickest layer of the Earth.
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Drilling to the Mantle: 6 unexpected discoveries from the world’s deepest well
We're still just scractching the surface of the planet.
The Nile is 30 million years old — and held together by movements in the Earth’s mantle
Ancient Egyptians believed the Nile was eternal -- and they may have been on to something.
Deep diamonds hint at Earth’s primordial magma
The magma has remained in place since dawn of our planet.
Bermuda might hold the key to a whole new type of volcano
We didn't know volcanoes can form in this way.
Earth’s mantle is much hotter than we thought, scientists learn
For once, it's not something to do with global warming, phew!
Huge, rare diamonds help us learn more about the Earth’s mantle
Diamonds are a geologist's best friends.
Evidence of water 1,000 kilometers under the surface found locked inside a diamond
Water isn't only skin deep.
Scientists discover another layer in the Earth’s mantle
Most people tend to think of the Earth in terms of crust, mantle and core, and while those are indeed ...
Earth may have generated its own water – geologically
A new study may have finally found where Earth's water came from. There are currently two competing theories, with one ...
Earth’s most abundant mineral finally gets a name
What's the most common mineral on Earth? Is it quartz, limestone? Maybe olivine? Well, if you take into consideration the ...
First ringwoodite sample confirms huge quantities of water in the Earth’s mantle
The first ever terrestrial discovery of ringwoodite seems to confirm the existence of massive amounts of water hundreds of kilometers ...
Geophysicists find a layer of liquefied rock in the Earth’s mantle that acts as a lubricant for tectonic plates
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have found a layer of liquefied molten rock in Earth's ...
Understanding magma in the mantle: rocks melt at greater depth than previously thought
Magma forms much deeper than geologists previously believed, according to a new study conducted by Rice University. Magma and Crust ...
Chikyu sets a new world drilling-depth of scientific ocean drilling
The Japanese scientific deep sea vessel Chikyu managed to set a new world record by drilling down to over 2.200 ...
Part of Earth’s mantle is shown to be conductive under high pressures and temperatures
Ever since researchers started studying the Earth's spin, they noticed that the spin isn't perfect. Many believe this is a ...
New dinosaur extinction theory: an ocean of lava
It wasn't just a devastating asteroid that killed off all the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Scientists from Boston University ...
Melt rises up 25 times faster than previously believed
Scientists have for the first time determined the actual permeability of the asthenosphere in Earth's upper mantle, which is basically ...