A study reveals that the oldest continental crust on Earth is slowly being broken up by shifting tectonic forces.

The Earth’s crust is disappearing right beneath our feet – and most people don’t even realise it. Now, if you’re a geologist, ...

In regions where the Earth’s crust is thinner, like along the Red Sea rift, the volcanic rocks show less contamination from crustal materials and more direct signals from the deep mantle source.. The ...

Deep within the Earth’s mantle, rhythmic pulses of hot lava are emerging on the surface, offering a rare glimpse into the ...

A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it cracks and an ocean basin begins.

The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...

Beneath the Afar region in Ethiopia, scientists have discovered pulsing waves of molten rock rising from deep within the ...

This is the Kola Superdeep Borehole, the deepest manmade hole on Earth and deepest artificial point on Earth. The ...