- Actually, it's way up here. See, if you look at the layers inside the Earth, We all live on the thin, solid outermost layer, called the crust.

Explore Earth's hidden layers beneath our feet. This kid-friendly guide includes a neat diagram and fun descriptions of the 4 layers of the Earth.

Teagle has worked on eight drilling projects worldwide, all of which have extended just miles into the Earth's uppermost layer, the crust.

The Earth is made up of a total of 7 layers which are- crust, lithosphere (crust and uppermost mantle), asthenosphere (upper mantle directly below the lithosphere), lower mantle, outer core and ...

The Hidden Layers of Earth and Tectonic Plate Movements Activity in the mantle makes mountains, moves tectonic plates, and causes earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Learn more about the thick, active ...

A new analysis of the chemical make-up of meteorites has helped scientists work out when the Earth formed its layers.The research by an international team of scientists confirmed the Earth's ...

Because such formerly oceanic floor currently covers 60 percent of the earth's surface, the core should elucidate how our planet's crust forms.

The atmosphere is a protective layer of gases that surrounds the Earth. It provides a shield from the sun’s radiation, while keeping the Earth warm. On the flip side, the layers that make up ...

Google Earth has given birth to a fantastic wealth of layers and informative projects — like the Google Earth Darfur project — but creating and maintaining Google Earth data can be a pain ...

Earth's gooey middle layer, the mantle, is made up mostly of magnesium and silicate. A new study finds that rocky chunks of oceanic crust are stuck at the deepest layers of the mantle, like ...