Remnants of a liquid layer of magma near Earth's core, formed in the first few hundred million years of the planet's history, ...

A new study shows a volcanic eruption of Yellowstone may be even less likely than we thought: Scientists have discovered a ...

The San Francisco International Film Festival's Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative will present awards to "Twisters" and ...

How core-mantle differentiation influenced the distribution of volatile elements on Earth. Imagine Earth's history as a ...

Beneath Yellowstone lies a magma reservoir, pulsing with molten and superheated rock and exsolved gases. Scientists have long ...

It is thought the cap may be helping to stop the volcanic system from erupting by constantly releasing gases - and pressure - ...

The Reykjanes Peninsula at Iceland's southwestern edge is one of the country's most populated regions, and it is also one of ...

Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure — and reveal how little is understood about ...

This natural phenomenon led to the accumulation of iron oxide-rich liquids above Earth's core, giving rise to a basal magma ocean. By integrating phase relations, melting diagrams, and the ...

New research reveals that early Earth concealed a deep ocean of magma, which may explain today's anomalies in the planet's ...