Tungsten (W), a hard, heat-resistant, and corrosion-resistant metal, is indispensable to modern high-tech industries—from ...

Researchers have drilled a window into the layer of our Earth that is responsible for volcanic activity, crust formation, and earthquakes. The mantle is incredibly difficult to study because it ...

Scientists using an ocean drilling vessel have dug the deepest hole ever in rock from Earth's mantle - penetrating 4,160 feet (1,268 meters) below the Atlantic seabed - and obtained a large sample ...

Researchers say the rocks recovered from the mantle bear a closer resemblance to those that were present on early Earth rather than the more common rocks that make up our continents today ...

For the first time, an international team of scientists recovered a long section of rocks that originated in the Earth’s mantle. This layer just below the crust is the largest part of the planet’s ...

To learn about how rocks and minerals get pushed from the Earth's mantle to the seafloor, scientists drilled a really, really deep hole.

Geologists have drilled deeper than ever into material from the Earth’s mantle – more than three quarters of a mile (1.2 km). The sample gives a glimpse into the geology and even life in a ...

An analysis of Hawaii’s volcanic rocks revealed Earth’s core is leaking gold and other precious metals, a study found. The elements emerge when ocean islands form.

Record-breaking set of rocks from inside the Earth could explain where we came from The rocks will help to explain what role the mantle played in the origins of life on Earth.

Scientists have recovered the first long section of rocks from deep down in the Earth. The rocks have come from the Earth's mantle, which makes up more than 80% of the planet's volume, and sits ...

Understanding the chemicals within the mantle could provide clues about how life began. The post Mantle Rocks From ‘Lost City’ May Give Clues to Origin of Life appeared first on Explorersweb.

WASHINGTON – Scientists using an ocean drilling vessel have dug the deepest hole ever in rock from the earth’s mantle – penetrating 1,268m below the Atlantic seabed – and obtained a large ...