Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

A re-examination of the 2015 Bonin Islands earthquake disproved earlier claims of a record-breaking deep aftershock in the ...

The Earth comprises several layers ... exactly it got to its current location despite the absence of nearby subduction zones. "That's our dilemma. With the new high-resolution model, we can ...

Using this method, scientists can develop models of the Earth’s interior that show where submerged plates formed along subduction zones (which is when a plate goes under, or subducts ...

The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence in May 2015, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the ...

A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's mantle. These anomalies are surprisingly similar to sunken chunks of Earth's ...

Finally, this study highlights the importance of international collaborations in Earth sciences. By combining diverse expertise, the researchers were able to develop a robust model that improves our ...

Plates at subduction zones typically move just a few centimeters ... the plates can slip several meters and cause some of Earth's largest earthquakes. The timing and location of such megathrust ...