Seemingly contradictory materials are trapped together in two glittering diamonds from South Africa, shedding light on how ...

A pair of diamonds that formed hundreds of kilometers deep in Earth’s malleable mantle both contain specks of materials that ...

South African diamonds have revealed nickel-rich metallic inclusions, offering the first direct evidence of reactions predicted to occur deep in Earth’s mantle. The study shows how oxidized melts ...

An international research collaboration has harnessed supercomputing power to better understand how massive slabs of ancient ocean floors are shaped as they sink hundreds of kilometres below the Earth ...

Their findings could shed more light on the layers that make up the Earth and how they are interconnected, coauthor and ...

Earth's mantle is a restless, enigmatic engine that powers volcanism, recycles crust, and regulates the long-term evolution ...

Diamonds hitch a ride to the surface through explosive kimberlite eruptions, powered by volatile-rich magmas. New simulations ...

Diamonds from South Africa's Voorspoed mine have revealed the first natural evidence of nickel-rich metallic alloys forming deep in Earth's mantle ...

A joint research group has identified that the spatial scale of "heterogeneity" in the upper mantle, caused by a large-scale ...

A recent study reveals dynamic transformations in Earth's lower mantle, impacting both earthquakes and the magnetic field. GRACE satellites detected a ...

Scientists found that carbon enabled Earth’s core to solidify. Without it, the inner core may not exist. A team of scientists from the, University of Leeds, and University College London has uncovered ...

Diamonds from South Africa’s Voorspoed mine have revealed the first natural evidence of nickel-rich metallic alloys forming ...