Earth's core is rich with gold, and it's leaking out through the mantle and into the crust, new research has found. A new study of isotopes found in the volcanic rock that oozed out from deep under ...

Researchers at Göttingen University have uncovered new evidence that some of Earth’s most precious metals began their journey far deeper than once thought. Working with volcanic rocks from ocean ...

Geoscientists have long relied on different forms of lead to understand Earth's geological history and how it was created ...

Gold and other precious metals are leaking from Earth’s core into the layers above, eventually making their way up to the surface during the formation of volcanic islands like Hawaii, a new study ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world’s largest stash of gold isn't at Fort Knox: It's locked away in Earth’s core. Now, new research from Göttingen ...

A new model of Yellowstone’s magma system suggests it is fueled by melts from the shallow mantle, guided by tectonic forces, ...

Steel rusts by water and air on the Earth’s surface. But what about deep inside the Earth’s interior? The Earth’s core is the largest carbon storage on Earth – roughly 90% is buried there. Scientists ...

The rotation of the Earth's inner core may be reversing, scientists have found in a study that sheds new light on geological processes occurring deep within our planet. The results of the research, ...