Until now, the scientific community debated the starting point of liquid mantle solidification: did it begin deep within the Earth and progress toward the surface, or vice versa? Through advanced ...

A new 'geospeedometer' that can measure the amount of time between the formation of an explosive magma melt and an eruption confirms that the process took less than 500 years in several ancient ...

Researchers investigate the effects of oxygen content on the melting of mantle rocks and the formation of early Earth magma It is widely accepted that the early Earth largely consisted of molten magma ...

In addition to shaping the interior of rocky planets, molten rock located deep within these planets may also contribute to ...

Scientists have shown how the freezing of a ‘slushy’ ocean of magma may be responsible for the composition of the Moon’s crust. The scientists, from the University of Cambridge and the Ecole normale ...

Volcanic eruptions are dangerous and difficult to predict. A team has found that the ratio of atoms in specific gases released from volcanic fumaroles (gaps in the Earth's surface) can provide an ...

Hot mafic magma cannot rise through the silicic magma, but it can mix. When it does, the mafic magma recharges the silicic magma, creating a hotter mixture that can pass through the viscosity filter.