Over 99.999 percent of Earth's gold is locked away within the Earth’s metallic core, buried beneath 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles) of solid rock. However, every now and again, a volcanic eruption ...
Earth’s core is apparently a bit leakier than scientists expected. In a new study published in Nature, researchers describe evidence that traces of precious metals from Earth’s metallic core, ...
Scientists have collaborated to analyze the inner workings of Bolivia's 'zombie' volcano, Uturuncu. By combining seismology, physics models and analysis of rock composition, researchers identify the ...