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

More precise maps created using data from the SWOT mission can enhance underwater navigation and provide deeper insights into ...

At the top of the world, there is a sea—the remains of one, at least. The summit rocks of Mount Everest, the highest ...

More accurate maps based on data from the SWOT mission can improve underwater navigation and result in greater knowledge of how heat and life move around the world's oceans.

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

During serpentinization, awaruite (Ni₃Fe) forms as a secondary mineral when liberated nickel (Ni 2+) and iron (Fe 2+) from the olivine, pyroxene, and chromite minerals react with the abundant hydrogen ...

The growth in various industries, such as battery manufacturing, automotive & defense, and petrochemicals, is increasing the demand for nickel, which is positively influencing its mining activity. The ...

Surrounded by green hills and beige rock, Lake Salda sits in what is sometimes called the Turkish Lake District, a great ...

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

However, she says Lake Salda’s basin is “of that composition that was created at the bottom of an ocean when the oceanic crust ripped apart and made new crust straight out of the interior of the Earth ...

Not all mountains in the Yellowstone region are volcanic in origin. The Wind River Range, southeast of Yellowstone National ...