The researchers used 3D seismic images from the northern North Sea. They came up with the new theory when they studied the ...

A team has updated its asteroid bombardment model of the Earth with the latest geologic evidence of ancient, large collisions. These models have been used to understand how impacts may have affected ...

Molten moon The power of Earth's gravity heats up a layer around the Moon's core keeping it liquid, suggests a new model of the lunar interior. The findings, reported in the journal Nature Geoscience, ...

Ever wonder how designers make models in 3D? Check out this free program from Google that lets you create, view and edit 3D plans quickly and easily. Jessica Dolcourt VP, Content Operations and ...

Around 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) beneath our feet, there's a mysterious band of material called the D" layer, which has long fascinated scientists for its lumpiness. Thin in patches and thick ...

Earth’s core is a strange, strange place. For decades, scientists have suspected that, like Matryoshka stacking dolls, there may be an additional hidden layer within our planet’s solid iron and nickel ...