convection

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The idea that convection can occur within an ice sheet may seem counterintuitive at first.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026

Others could be linked to heat driven convection within the mantle as it recycles subducted slabs of Earth's crust.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

As the molten iron and nickel slowly cool, they form swirling convection currents in the outer core.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

This suggests that powerful convection in the star's final years may have dredged up carbon from deep inside, enriching its surface and altering the type of dust it produced.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2025

Gleaming in the brilliant midday sun, they appeared no different from the harmless puffs of convection condensation that rose from the valley almost every afternoon.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer