• Deciphering the mysteries of the Earth’s core-mantle boundary (CMB)

    ByHarsha Borah

    Scientists from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility have uncovered crucial details about the Earth’s core-mantle boundary and the evolution of super-Earths. By using advanced high-energy X-ray diffraction, they found that variations in iron content in molten rock do not significantly impact its density.

  • Source of Hawaii volcanism found

    ByChillymanjaro

    For years, researchers have debated whether or not the Hawaiian hot spot — the active volcanic region that created the islands — is fueled by a plume of hot magma rising straight up from the Earth's depths. Not so, new research finds. Instead, a giant, d