Over a thousand miles from the surface, in Earth’s D” layer—right on the edge of the liquid metal outer core—there is a weird ...

A previously unknown layer of partially molten rock has been detected beneath Earth’s crust. The discovery could help scientists learn more about the motions of Earth’s tectonic plates.

This layer, known as the D" layer, is about 1,900 miles underneath the Earth's surface, resting between the liquid outer core and the solid mantle, and varies massively in thickness across the globe.

Scientists found a rhythmic mantle plume beneath Ethiopia is slowly tearing Africa apart - hinting at the birth of a new ...

Like most of us, Earth has a lot going on under the surface — even in what may have once seemed to be its most unassuming layer. The mantle, a zone between our planet’s thin crust and the ...

Scientists have determined that Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, may contain a 10-mile thick mantle layer of diamonds based on data from NASA’s MESSENGER space probe, Space.com reported.

The world’s oceans and continents sit on 15 major blocks that move and shift, called tectonic plates, that make up the lower crust and upper mantle. The newly identified molten layer is located ...

The molten layer is found in the upper mantle at a depth of around 100 miles - and is present under nearly half of the Earth's surface, researchers said. By Ian Randall 17:48, Tue, Feb 7, 2023 ...

Researchers have detected a previously unknown layer of partially molten rock beneath Earth's crust. The discovery could help scientists learn more about the movements of Earth's tectonic plates ...

Researchers have detected a previously unknown layer of partially molten rock beneath Earth's crust. Posted 2023-02-07T21:54:14+00:00 - Updated 2023-02-07T21:53:04+00:00 ...