Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

are where tectonic plates pull apart due to convection currents in the mantle. Most constructive plate boundaries are found on ocean floors. Some of these undersea volcanoes become so large that ...

Plate tectonics give Earth its mountains, earthquakes, continental drift and maybe even helped give rise to life itself. But do other planets in the solar system have them too?

Over billions of years, convective currents driving plate tectonics should remix and homogenize the entire mantle. However, these findings suggest that convection is limited to the upper part of ...

To find out, the team used whole-Earth oscillation data from 104 past earthquakes to create a detailed 3D model of the upper ...

Scientists from Utrecht University have discovered two enormous structures deep in Earth's mantle, suggesting that these ...

Scientists have discovered hidden treasures in the Earth's mantle. Hidden deep within Earth's mantle are two colossal ...

The modern understanding of the plate tectonic ... since the formation of the mantle four billion years ago, or areas where iron-rich rocks have accumulated via convection over billions of years.

Without the convective mantle, there wouldn't be enough energy to move the plates. But convection on its own isn't enough to guarantee that a planet or moon will exhibit plate tectonics.

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