Deep within Earth, there lies a mysterious layer called the D" layer. Located roughly 3,000 kilometers down, this zone sits just above the boundary between the planet's molten outer core and its solid ...

A team has updated its asteroid bombardment model of the Earth with the latest geologic evidence of ancient, large collisions. These models have been used to understand how impacts may have affected ...

Around 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) beneath our feet, there's a mysterious band of material called the D" layer, which has long fascinated scientists for its lumpiness. Thin in patches and thick ...

The model operates at a 1.25-kilometer resolution, a massive improvement over traditional models that typically have a ...

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While we can't see deep into the Earth, geologists have a variety of neat tricks to create a picture of our Earth's layers. Just like a kid's jawbreaker, Earth consists of layers that differ in ...

There's a lot more to Earth than meets the eye. Far from being just a roundish rock barreling through space, our planet is composed of several layers held together by intense forces of gravity. Our ...

The Earth has five oceans, right? There’s the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Oceans. Even the Southern Ocean is relatively new so you may have learned that Earth only has four. But ...

Earth might have more layers than scientists thought. New research finds that there may be a hidden layer inside the Earth's solid inner core — an inner-inner core, if you will. The precise nature of ...