The continents we live on today are moving, and over hundreds of millions of years they get pulled apart and smashed together again. Occasionally, this tectonic plate-fueled process brings most of the ...

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Deep beneath Earth’s surface, two massive structures—dubbed low-shear velocity provinces (LLSVPs)—are reshaping scientists’ understanding of the planet’s history. Located beneath Africa and the ...

The breakup of supercontinents may trigger explosive eruptions that send fountains of diamonds shooting up to Earth's surface. Diamonds form deep in Earth's crust, approximately 93 miles (150 ...

Two enormous, supercontinent-sized 'islands' buried deep within the mantle have been revealed to have fundamental differences—contrary to previous assumptions—and they may even lead to Earth's ...

Two enormous continent-sized "islands" found buried deep inside the Earth's mantle are challenging our ideas about our planet's inner workings. These unexpected regions of the Earth's innards appear ...

Diamonds can gush to the surface in violent eruptions. These eruptions have baffled scientists as they happen more often after continents break up. A new study provides an explanation, and it could ...

Today, Earth’s landmasses are split up into several continents, separated by vast oceans. But this has not always been the case – hundreds of millions of years ago, they formed a single supercontinent ...

In 200 to 300 million years, Earth's continents will merge into a massive supercontinent named Amasia, researchers have found ...

Researchers have discovered a pattern where diamonds spew from deep beneath Earth's surface in huge, explosive volcanic eruptions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...