A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than scientists thought.

The Earth is made up of different layers: Therefore, instead of tectonic plates moving because of the convection currents, evidence suggests it is the plates that drive the convection. Slab pull ...

Seismic waves are shock waves that propagate through Earth's layers after an earthquake or ... surface reveals aspects of the composition and physical properties of the rocks beneath.