No two rocky bodies offer a better laboratory for exploring the conditions controlling interior
dynamics than Venus and Earth. Their similarities in size, density, distance from the sun, and …

Geophysically detectible mid-lithospheric discontinuities (MLD) and lithosphere-
asthenosphere boundaries (LAB) beneath cratons have received much attention over recent …

We present a new global thermochemical model of the lithosphere and underlying upper
mantle constrained by state of the art seismic waveform inversion, satellite gravity (geoid …

The asthenosphere plays a fundamental role in present-day plate tectonics as its low
viscosity controls how convection in the mantle below it is expressed at the Earth's surface …

The seismic low-velocity zone (LVZ) of the upper mantle is generally associated with a low-
viscosity asthenosphere that has a key role in decoupling tectonic plates from the mantle …

Partial melts in the Earth's convecting mantle influence its physical and chemical state,
particularly the plasticity of the asthenosphere and the dynamics of plate tectonics. Melt …

Plate tectonic theory was developed 50 years ago and underpins most of our understanding
of Earth's evolution. The theory explains observations of magnetic lineations on the seafloor …

The viscosity of magma plays a crucial role in the dynamics of the Earth: from the
crystallization of a magma ocean during its initial stages to modern-day volcanic processes …

High-resolution P wave tomography shows that the subducting Pacific slab is stagnant in the
mantle transition zone and forms a big mantle wedge beneath eastern China. The Mg …

We present a new S-wave velocity tomographic model of the upper mantle beneath the
Australian Plate and its boundaries that we call Aus22. It includes azimuthal anisotropy and …