• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 6th, 2010
Origins of the Banda Arc Explained

Origins of the Banda Arc Explained

The giant structure has always amazed experts

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 5th, 2010
Earth's Core Caught in Phase Shift 'Dance'

Earth's Core Caught in Phase Shift 'Dance'

According to a new investigation by French researchers

  • Sci Pry
  • By Smaranda Biliuti
  • July 12th, 2010
Earth Is 70 Million Years Younger

Earth Is 70 Million Years Younger

New scientific measurements show that the Earth is “only” 4.467 billion years old

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 5th, 2010
Moon's Mantle Similar to Earth's

Moon's Mantle Similar to Earth's

New studies of craters yield this conclusion

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 14th, 2010
Collision That Formed the Himalayas Runs Deep

Collision That Formed the Himalayas Runs Deep

Hundreds of miles under the surface

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 20th, 2010
Earth's Mantle 'Faster' Than Thought

Earth's Mantle 'Faster' Than Thought

At least in some locations

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 12th, 2010
Tectonic 'Graveyards' Possibly Identified

Tectonic 'Graveyards' Possibly Identified

Through anomalies in Earth's gravitational pull

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 23rd, 2009
Earth's Core Is Regularly Stirred Up

Earth's Core Is Regularly Stirred Up

The cycles last for decades

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 4th, 2009
New Research Looks at the Origins of Hawaii

New Research Looks at the Origins of Hawaii

The islands formed at a dangerous location

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 28th, 2009
How Oceanic Crusts Replenishes Itself

How Oceanic Crusts Replenishes Itself

It forms at very fast rates

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2009
Earth May Have Formed from Meteoritic Material

Earth May Have Formed from Meteoritic Material

The conclusion belongs to a new study

First 3D Map of Earth Mantle Electrical Conductivity Created

First 3D Map of Earth Mantle Electrical Conductivity Created

OSU experts have been behind the achievement

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 19th, 2009
Natural Earth Pump Forms Ore and Earthquakes

Natural Earth Pump Forms Ore and Earthquakes

Scientists discover one for the first time

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 17th, 2009
Model Shows How Iron Was Distributed in the Early Earth Core

Model Shows How Iron Was Distributed in the Early Earth Core

It spans a time when the planet first solidified from magma

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 6th, 2009
Mantle 'Hot Spots' Move Beneath the Crust

Mantle 'Hot Spots' Move Beneath the Crust

They have been thought to be stationary until now

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 30th, 2009
Earth's Inner Workings Explained by Tidal Movements

Earth's Inner Workings Explained by Tidal Movements

The ground also goes up and down

  • Space
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • December 17th, 2008
Unprecedented Tectonics Explain Mars' Strange Landscape

Unprecedented Tectonics Explain Mars' Strange Landscape

Mars' ancient single-plated crust once rotated

 
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