The biosphere encompasses all ecosystems around the globe, including the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. However, ...

TORONTO, ON – Just like honey slowly dripping from a spoon, parts of the rocky outermost layer of Earth’s shell are continuously sinking into the more fluid layer of the planet’s mantle over the ...

A new study carried out on the floor of Pacific Ocean provides the most detailed view yet of how the earth’s mantle flows beneath the ocean’s tectonic plates. The findings, published in the journal ...

The Earth has four layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust. The crust and top of the mantle make up another area called the "lithosphere," which acts like a skin surrounding the Earth's ...

Professor of Geological Sciences Karen Fischer's team has spent years analyzing layers of the Earth deep below our feet. In a study published in the journal Science Oct. 6, lead author and ...