Scientists discover alien planet debris buried deep under Earth's crust

Long ago, an alien planet crashed into Earth – causing a collision so big the debris formed the Moon and left mysterious remnants lodged deep in the Earth’s mantle.

Giant mantle plume on Mars

Orbital observations unveil the presence of an enormous mantle plume pushing the surface of Mars upward and driving intense volcanic and seismic activity. 

Unusual new mineral discovered inside a diamond

Canadian student has discovered a new and curious mineral inside a diamond unearthed from a mine in South Africa. The mineral—named goldschmidtite has an unusual chemical signature for a mineral from Earth's mantle.

Mountains Discovered Deep Within Earth's Mantle

Data from an enormous earthquake in Bolivia showed mountains at the base of the mantle's transition zone, located 660 kilometers below our feet. These mountains may be bigger than anything on the surface of the Earth.

A Chunk of India and Eurasia Just Disappeared

Half of the original mass of India and Eurasia is missing, upending how geologists believed tectonic interactions worked.

Everything we know about the Earth's mantle is completely wrong

A 3,000 kilometer thick layer of hot compressed rock sandwiched between Earth