Earth’s core has been holding onto materials from the planet’s earliest days for roughly 4.5 billion years. Now, scientists ...

Molten rock deep inside Earth can take up an extra supply of oxygen under pressure, according to a new study. That finding ...

Earth's shape can be tested in surprisingly simple ways without relying on space photographs. The strongest part of the ...

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Unusual hydrogen signatures in volcanic rocks may come from Earth’s core. Simulations suggest ancient magma crystallization cannot explain the differences.

Deep beneath Japan’s Kikai caldera, a massive magma reservoir is refilling 7,300 years after one of the most powerful ...

The phenomenon, which involves the geographic poles, is distinct from when the magnetic poles move. The planet's solid crust ...

A sliver of iron thinner than a human hair was squeezed to deep-Earth pressures between the tips of diamond anvils, then ...

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Smithsonian geologist Gabriela Farfan studies corals, gemstones and other minerals for clues to changing oceans and environments.

New research reveals that molten rock can absorb far more oxygen than expected, potentially helping explain how Earth's ...

The Earth is rotating faster than at any point since modern measurements began, and scientists are still working to understand why. After recording the shortest day ever in July 2024, researchers ...