Two Enormous Blobs of Superheated Material Help Shape Earth’s Magnetic Field

Two Enormous Blobs of Superheated Material Help Shape Earth’s Magnetic Field

2 tremendous, ultrahot rock structures situated at the base of Earth’s mantle, around 2,900 km underneath Africa and the Pacific, have actually been forming Earth’s electromagnetic field for countless years,…

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Enormous ‘mega-blob’ under Hawaii is solid rock and iron, not gooey — and it may fuel a hotspot

Enormous ‘mega-blob’ under Hawaii is solid rock and iron, not gooey — and it may fuel a hotspot

A “mega-blob” deep below Hawaii might be sustaining a volcanic hotspot, according to a brand-new research study. (Image credit: Warren Ishii/ 500px through Getty Images) An enormous blob deep under…

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