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

A mysterious find on Easter Island, investigated by a team of geologists, suggests that the Earth's mantle seems to behave differently than once thought.

Easter Island, the tiny remote speck of land in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is stuck in an oceanic vortex of plastic.

Geography textbooks describe the Earth's mantle beneath its plates as a well-mixed viscous rock that moves along with those ...

Traditionally, textbooks have described the mantle as a viscous, well-mixed layer that shifts along with tectonic plates, ...

The “ring of fire” eclipse of 2024 was a spectacular celestial event — and Dave Eicher saw it from an equally spectacular ...

On Wednesday (Oct. 2), an annular eclipse swept over the Pacific Ocean, Chile, and Argentina, wowing skywatchers who were on ...

Solar Eclipse Shines a 'Ring of Fire' Over Easter Island and Patagonia HANGA ROA, Easter Island/LAS HORQUETAS, Argentina ...

The Oct. 2 partial solar eclipse, known as an annular or "ring of fire" eclipse, is about to begin over Easter Island and ...

Researchers created a seismic map of Earth's interior beneath the southeastern Pacific Ocean and discovered an ancient slab ...

A few privileged skywatchers gathered on Chile's Easter Island on Wednesday to prepare to observe a solar eclipse.

On Oct. 2, 2024, a few hundred eclipse chasers will be on the volcanic Easter Island — called Rapa Nui by natives and one of the most remote places on Earth — to witness an annular solar eclipse.