Deep beneath our feet, far below the crust and mantle, Earth’s metallic heart is not as sealed off as geologists once assumed ...

Researchers at Göttingen University have uncovered new evidence that some of Earth’s most precious metals began their journey far deeper than once thought. Working with volcanic rocks from ocean ...

In 2025, scientists discovered that gold is escaping from Earth's core and the world's oldest rocks may be located in Quebec, ...

With findings on Earth’s polar extremes and its innermost core, scientists shaped how we look at the planet in 2025 in ...

Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission ...

When Earth was a molten inferno, water may have been locked safely underground rather than lost to space. Researchers ...

What is beneath the continent of Africa? There are two big structures down there that do not seem to be from our planet, ...

The so–called Epstein files are a massive trove of investigative documents related to the billionaire sex offender Jeffrey ...

Depending on how you look at it, this catchphrase from a 1980s pop song is decently accurate: you can actually melt the ...

Mars keeps its secrets well, but it just gave up a big one. A new study reports the first seismic evidence that the planet has a solid inner core, a part of Mars many scientists long suspected was ...

An analysis of seismic waves propagating through Mars finds evidence that the planet has a small, solid inner core, which challenges existing planetary models. Read the paper: Seismic detection of a ...

Earth’s deepest layers were not always solid rock blanketing a molten core. New simulations show a hidden sea of magma pooled above the core during the planet’s chaotic youth and how it still shapes ...