The Earth with the upper mantle exposed. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a previously unknown layer of partly molten rock approximately 100 miles beneath the Earth's ...
The layer of molten rock corresponds with the upper mantle, also known as the asthenosphere. Illustration: cigdem (Shutterstock) Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are a result of the movement of ...
The Earth with the upper mantle revealed. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a previously unknown layer of partly molten rock in a key region just below the tectonic ...
Seismologists studying earthquake patterns in California have uncovered extraordinary evidence of a rare geological process deep beneath the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Known as lithospheric ...