The early history of Earth conceals many mysteries, one being the existence of a deep ocean of magma beneath the planet's ...

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

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

Around 10,000 years ago, as the last Ice Age drew to a close, the drifting of the continent of North America, and spreading ...

Earth's crust today has a surprisingly similar composition to the planet's first outer shell, or "protocrust," new research ...

Yellowstone Caldera, the volcanic complex underneath Yellowstone National Park, is held at bay from eruption by a cap 3.8 ...

Researchers have identified a stable, gas-venting magma cap beneath Yellowstone, reducing eruption risk and advancing ...

As you read this, the North American continent’s underside is dribbling away into Earth’s molten mantle. And according to ...

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

Learn how the boundaries of the magma chamber beneath Yellowstone have been located, and discover how these boundaries hint ...