“When the first results came in, we realized that we had literally struck gold,” Nils Messling, a geochemist at Göttingen ...

Earth’s core is apparently a bit leakier than scientists expected. In a new study published in Nature, researchers describe ...

Scientists’ stunning find in Hawaiian volcanic rocks offers a tantalizing glimpse into the planet’s inner workings and its ...

A detailed isotopic study of Hawaiian volcanic rocks reveals signatures of core‑derived material, suggesting the core and ...

Scientists have discovered that Earth's core is leaking gold and other precious metals into the mantle, eventually reaching ...

A new study in Nature reveals that Earth’s core may not be sealed shut after all. German geochemists have discovered traces of core-derived precious metals like ruthenium in volcanic rocks from Hawaii ...

Researchers at Göttingen University find gold and ruthenium in Hawaiian volcanic rocks, suggesting core materials are reaching the Earth's surface.

Our data confirmed that material from the core, including gold and other precious metals, is leaking into the Earth’s mantle ...

Scientists studied volcanic rocks from deep below the lithosphere. These rocks surfaced through magma plumes beneath ocean ...

Deep beneath Hawaii’s volcanic islands, a chemical mystery is rising to the surface. Within flows of molten rock, scientists ...

Ruthenium isotopes in Hawaiian lava hint Earth’s core is leaking precious metals. This rare find could rewrite planetary ...