- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 10th, 2015
Earth's Inner Core Has an Inner Core of Its Own, Researchers Find
This so-called inner inner core was discovered by analyzing how seismic waves move through our planet's different layers
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 17th, 2015
Watch: How Plate Tectonics Work, as Explained by Science
New video explains how and why our good old Earth's appearance drastically changed over the millennia
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 16th, 2014
Earlier This Year, Earth Grew a Brand New Layer Under a Volcano in Iceland
The new crust formed over the course of just a few weeks, the rise of the layer was followed by a volcanic eruption
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 16th, 2014
Rainwater Sneaks in the Underground at Far Greater Depths than Believed
Researchers say this influences earthquake occurrences, the emergence of mineral deposits
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 24th, 2014
Oldest Rock Fragment Ever Found on Earth Is Some 4.4 Billion Years Old
More precisely, it's 4.375 billion years old, give or take 6 million years
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 29th, 2013
Earth Permanently Deformed by Earthquakes in Chile
Strong earthquakes cause permanent cracks in our planet's crust
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 12th, 2012
Map of Io’s Volcanoes Reveals Weird Interior Heating Patterns
The dataset is a departure from conventional models of the moon’s innards
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 26th, 2012
Mechanism Driving Plate Tectonics Called into Question
This research could reveal more clues about the origins of life
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 19th, 2012
How Earth's Continents Evolved Over the Eons
Scientists analyze data spanning 4.5 billion years
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 16th, 2012
How the First Continents Formed
New theories shed doubt on established scientific knowledge
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 9th, 2012
Boundary Separating Earth's Crust, Mantle Mapped
Experts used gravitational data from an ESA satellite
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 16th, 2011
Earth's Crust Is Recycled in the Lower Mantle
Experts find new evidence of how widespread the process is