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A ‘ghost plume’ identified deep in the mantle beneath Oman suggests there may be more heat flowing out of Earth’s core than previously thought ...
Mantle plumes are important geologic processes—they interact with plate tectonics, create rich mineral deposits, and even ...
Recent findings suggest that Earth’s mantle might harbor hidden plumes venting heat from the planet’s core, a discovery that challenges our previous understanding of how heat moves from the ...
Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...
New research reveals that only the oldest and fastest-sinking oceanic plates can transport water deep into Earth’s mantle, ...
New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...
Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused ...
Scientists have long wondered how Earth’s continents first formed. Now, a team of geologists from the University of Hong Kong ...
They reveal that the chemical composition of the deep mantle has remained almost intact since the Earth's formation 4.5 ...
Giant, large-scale eruptions can have more serious impacts. One such event contributed to the demise of the dinosaurs 66 ...