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Bermuda’s Hidden 12.4-Mile-Thick Rock Layer: What Secrets Does It Hold?Scientists found a massive rock layer under Bermuda, 12.4 miles thick. This formation is unlike any other oceanic island. It formed 31 mill...
Deep Beneath Türkiye, Geologists Mapped a Sinking Slab Reshaping the CrustScientists discovered a dense rock mass sinking into Earth's mantle below central Turkiye. This process, called lithospheric dripping, expl...
What Are the “Ghost Plumes” Scientists Say Are Moving Deep Beneath Our Feet?New research reveals that columns of hot rock, dubbed ghost plumes, rise from deep within Earth's mantle but often disappear before reachin...
A Massive “Gravity Hole” in the Indian Ocean Is Finally ExplainedScientists have finally explained the Indian Ocean Geoid Low, a massive gravity anomaly south of India. New research reveals this 'gravity ...
Deep Inside Earth, Rock Moves Slowly Like Liquid, and Now We Know WhyScientists now understand why seismic waves speed up near Earth's core. Extreme pressure and temperature cause solid mantle rock to flow sl...
Scientists Link Mysterious Seismic Waves to Earth’s Deepest Mantle TextureNew research reveals that the sudden speed-up of seismic waves in Earth's deep D″ layer is caused by the texture of minerals, not just thei...
Scientists Finally Explain the Mysterious ‘Gravity Hole’ in the Indian OceanA decades-old mystery of a gravity hole in the Indian Ocean is solved. Scientists found ancient ocean remnants sank deep into Earth's mantl...
Chandrayaan-3 on schedule, ISRO says a day before expectations of a historic soft-landing on the MoonIf the Chandrayaan-3 mission succeeds in making a touchdown on moon and in landing a robotic lunar rover in ISRO's second attempt in four y...
Indian Ocean’s giant 'gravity hole': All you may want to knowResearchers discovered a massive 'gravity hole' in the Indian Ocean caused by variations in density and mass distribution. Simulations reve...