Some 4.6 billion years ago, Earth was nothing like the gentle blue planet we know today. Frequent and violent celestial impacts churned its surface and interior into a seething ocean of magma—an ...
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Earth’s deep mantle held far more ancient water than expected
Far below the oceans and continents we know, Earth’s deep mantle appears to have stored far more water in its early history ...
Earth's deep mantle stored enough water in rocks to equal one ocean during our planet's early molten days, helping explain ...
Today, oceans cover about 70% of Earth’s surface. This stark contrast has long driven scientific interest in how water ...
Earth’s deep interior still shapes the world above your feet. Water trapped far below the surface helps control how rocks ...
A thin slice of the ancient rocks collected from Gakkel Ridge near the North Pole, photographed under a microscope and seen under cross-polarized light. Field width ~ 14mm. Credit: E. Cottrell, ...
Structures that scatter seismic waves deep in Earth's mantle seem to be everywhere researchers look. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...
Recently, a team of researchers led by Prof. DU Zhixue from the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry of the Chinese Academy of ...
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