PACIFIC CITY, Ore. — Scott Burns, professor emeritus in geology at Portland State University, thought he had seen it all — until he saw a couple of photos of an extremely rare sand formation on the ...

Mysteries of Earth deepen with data from recent experiments that suggest temperatures in specific layers of interior TEMPE, Ariz. – Earth’s interior is not a benign world that only stores the geologic ...

For the first time, scientists have directly measured the amount of heat flowing from the molten metal of Earth’s core into a region at the base of the mantle, a process that helps drive both the ...

Using an anvil made of diamond, researchers discover an secret of Earth's lower mantle. For decades, researchers have studied the interior of the Earth using seismic waves from earthquakes. Now a ...

For the first time, scientists have directly measured the amount of heat flowing from the molten metal of Earth's core into a region at the base of the mantle, a process that helps drive both the ...