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Scientists Confirm Rhythmic Mantle Pulses Driving Africa’s Rift

Researchers will map the speed and pathways of chemically distinct upwellings to refine models of continental breakup that predict ocean basin emergence.

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Massive Ancient Rock Formations Discovered Deep in Earth's Mantle

Mantle Plumes

Scientists Confirm Rhythmic Mantle Pulses Driving Africa’s Rift

Pulsing Mantle ‘Heartbeat’ Beneath Afar Fuels Africa’s Rift

Volcanic Lavas Reveal Gold and Precious Metals Leaking From Earth’s Core

Study Confirms Earth's Core Leaks Gold and Precious Metals Into Mantle

Massive Ancient Rock Formations Discovered Deep in Earth's Mantle