The Earth’s outer shell (called the crust) is divided into large, rigid plates. These plates move on the semi-fluid mantle beneath. Convection currents in the mantle (with the hot mantle ...

An unexpected find in tiny crystals hints that the Earth’s mantle may not quite behave as has been believed for nearly a ...

The Earth has a layered structure ... Tectonic plates float on the semi-solid mantle, which moves very slowly as a result of convection currents driven by heat energy from the hot core.

This movement is driven by the very slow creeping motion of Earth's mantle, called convection, which carry heat from the interior to our planet's surface. Researchers believe that convection in ...

We apply these models to a range of problems, including faulting, mantle convection, and melting and melt migration in the Earth’s mantle ... associated with earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

More information: Eivind O. Straume et al, Collision, mantle convection and Tethyan closure in the Eastern Mediterranean, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s43017-025-00653-2 ...