Earth discovery reveals water trapped inside mantle rock, potentially holding more water than all surface oceans combined.

In the absence of a 6,000 km-deep hole to conduct observations, scientists hoping to learn about the internal structure of the Earth presently have few options but to monitor seismic waves. However, ...

For generations, scientists have probed the structure and composition of the planet using seismic wave studies. This consists of measuring shock waves caused by earthquakes as they penetrate and pass ...

Earth's internal structure, comprised of a crust, mantle (including upper and lower sections with varying mineral compositions like olivine, bridgmanite, and ferropericlase), outer core (liquid iron ...