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'Roots' of Colombian mountains 'dripped' into the mantle millions of years ago — but the peaks still...
Live Science via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEarth's crust once formed a dense "root" supporting Colombia's northern Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta...
Scientists Think They Know How Pluto Got Its Mysterious Heart
Popular Mechanics via Yahoo News· 2 months agoPluto’s Heart—Now in 4DHeritage Images - Getty Images Advancing knowledge of Pluto’s composition has...
After 60 Years Of Trying, Geologists Finally Pried Rocks From Earth's Upper Mantle
Men's Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTO UNDERSTAND THE geologic processes roiling beneath the Earth’s crust, it helps to have samples of...
'Buoyant' magma offers clues about the power of volcanoes
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall erupting in 2021. Studying the molten rock simmering about 12...
The surface and crust of Mars may be more complex than scientists once thought
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCompared to Earth, Mars is a geologically dead planet. It doesn’t possess a liquid iron core...
To better predict volcanic eruptions, you have to dig deep — very deep
Space via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFlaming hot magma spews from a crack in the earth, jetting upward in a splash, and streaming down...
Don't mess with Mars. It has a crust made of 'heavy armor,' scientists say
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoa topographical map of mars from a position seen in space. a huge basin in blue is at the top with...
Earth's core wobbles every 8.5 years, new study suggests
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCross-sectional illustration of Earth's layers, down to molten core. Scientists in China recently...
A simple algorithm could reveal the ghosts of alien life in Mars dirt, study finds
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPlanet Mars Getty Images/SCIEPRO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY On Sunday, a seven-year space mission touched...
New star system discovery may be oldest in our galaxy, scientists say
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoScientists may have discovered one of the oldest star systems with rocky planets in our galaxy, two...