In the arid deserts of Ethiopia, a geological marvel has been quietly unfolding since 2005—a 35-mile-long fissure known as ...

Understanding plate tectonics is key to grasping how the Earth’s geology works and how oceans and continents came to be.

A University of Derby study led by Dr. Phethean proposes Earth has six continents, not seven. Using advanced geological ...

Scientists have discovered hidden treasures in the Earth's mantle. Hidden deep within Earth's mantle are two colossal ...

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

Over 25 years ago, researchers discovered that some of these deep Earth reverberations pointed to the existence of two ...

Deep beneath Earth’s surface, two massive structures—dubbed low-shear velocity provinces (LLSVPs)—are reshaping scientists’ ...

Deeply hidden in Earth's mantle there are two huge 'islands' with the size of a continent. New research shows that these regions are not only hotter than the surrounding graveyard of cold sunken ...

Deep within Earth’s mantle lie two enormous regions, often referred to as "islands," which are the size of continents.

After analyzing "super-continent" structures deep inside the Earth, scientists believe they could be up to billions of years ...

Earth's biggest mountains, more than 100 times taller than Mount Everest, have been discovered on the boundary between Africa ...

Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could be more than a billion years old, a new study finds.