A stratum of molten rock located deep within certain rocky planets may be exerting influence beyond merely shaping their internal structures. Recent research suggests that these concealed magma oceans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New experiments show Earth’s lower mantle trapped far more early water than thought, reshaping views of habitability. (CREDIT: ...

Earth’s deep interior still shapes the world above your feet. Water trapped far below the surface helps control how rocks move, melt, and recycle through the mantle. Some of that water carries a ...