Earth’s mysterious D” layer: A relic of ancient oceans and planetary collisions
Researchers from Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, China, have proposed that the D” layer beneath Earth’s mantle may be remnants from a colossal impact during the planet’s formation.
Geologists discover rocks with the oldest evidence yet of Earth’s magnetic field
Researchers at MIT in the USA and Oxford University in the UK have discovered ancient rocks in Greenland that could extend the known timeline of Earth’s magnetic field.
Boom, crackle, pop: Sounds of Earth’s crust
From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 17/10/23 If you could sink through the Earth’s crust, you might hear, with a carefully tuned ear, a cacophany of booms and crackles along the way. The fissures, pores, and defects running through rocks are like strings that resonate when pressed and stressed. And as a team of MIT geologists […]