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Scientists have mapped how Earth’s deepest mantle is being deformed—and the results point to long-lost tectonic plates buried ...

The Earth’s deep interior, made up of the mantle and the core, acts as the planet’s “engine,” powering the magnetic field, plate tectonics, volcanic activity, and the cycling of key elements. It also ...