A new study out this week said that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought. Scientists still have ...

The surprise discovery of earth’s core composition may debunk previous assumptions on the solidity of the planet.

The team noticed changes at the planet's centre and the findings shed light on the role that topographical activity plays in ...

"These findings will contribute to a better understanding of mantle convection and plate tectonics, and, therefore, phenomena we experience at the surface like earthquakes and volcanism," said Claire ...

We have been in a deep freeze for the past several weeks and people are asking, how do the honey bees survive these frigid ...

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“Starting with the sheriff, we are not going to bend over backwards to help or to hurt any of our residents,” Clark County Commission Chairman Tick Segerblom told the Current last week. Segerblom’s ...

Convection, or the transfer of heat from one spot to another, likely took place in the mantle, or inner layer, of Mars billions of years ago, the study authors said. The mantle is located between ...

Geochemical analyses of Martian meteorites provide additional support for the theory of mantle convection. These meteorites offer clues about Mars’ thermal history and composition, further solidifying ...

Scientists have made a puzzling discovery to do with the Earth's geology. When you think of the highest peak in the world, you instantly think of Mount Everest in the Himalayas, standing at over 8 ...

Scientists have discovered two mountains which reach heights of around 620 miles (1,000km), dwarfing anything else found on the planet.