This sample, which is more than six times longer than the previous core of mantle rock, has given us a glimpse into the composition of this mostly inaccessible layer of the Earth. You can read full ...

China’s Chang’e-6 mission uncovers 2.83-billion-year-old secrets on the Moon’s far side, revealing unique volcanism, mantle mysteries, and crustal insights that reshape lunar science.

Interdisciplinary in scope, The Earth's Mantle is a comprehensive overview of the composition, structure and evolution of the mantle layer. Striking a balance between established consensus and ...

The mantle can, rarely, be sampled directly, as in the study discussed in the News & Views article on page 215 of this issue. But its composition can also be inferred from basaltic rocks in the ...