By simulating the movement of two continent-sized Big Lower-Mantle Basal Structures, or BLOBs, researchers may have uncovered ...

Could the destiny of continents and even the demise of the dinosaurs have been determined by monstrous, slow-moving BLOBS hiding thousands of kilometers under our feet? For decades, geoscientists have ...

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Earth Earth’s mantle may have hidden plumes venting heat from its core A ‘ghost plume’ identified deep in the mantle beneath Oman suggests there may be more heat flowing out of Earth’s ...

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The Dani plume is proof that mantle plumes can exist without volcanic activity. "What we strongly believe is that there are many other ghost plumes that we don't know of," Pilia said.

East Coast mantle hotspot could explain massive Missouri quakes If it exists, Hawaii-style hotspot would have passed under New England.

Taking a closer look with independent measurements, Pilia confirmed that a mantle plume—nicknamed “Dani” after his son—likely existed roughly 660 kilometers below the surface.

Geologists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how the Earth’s early continents ...

If this “Dani plume” truly is a ghost plume, it would be the first one ever detected, and could possibly lead scientists to re-examine just how much heat is moving from the core-mantle ...

Taking a closer look with independent measurements, Pilia confirmed that a mantle plume—nicknamed “Dani” after his son—likely existed roughly 660 kilometers below the surface.