Researchers have discovered a dramatic and unexpected shift in the Southern Ocean, with surface water salinity rising and sea ...

Researchers mapped a pulsing mantle plume under Afar that channels molten rock upward, stretching Africa’s crust until it cracks and an ocean basin begins.

The Metals Company is applying for permission from the Trump administration to mine for nickel and cobalt beneath a remote ...

Deep within the Earth’s mantle, rhythmic pulses of hot lava are emerging on the surface, offering a rare glimpse into the ...

Strata: Stories from Deep Time’ explores the origins of the air we breathe and untangles some of our planet’s oldest stories.

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The more we explore and protect the ocean, the more we benefit, whether in the form of economic returns or scientific ...

The magma movement beneath the planet’s crust could be the early stages of a new ocean basin formation, which could slowly ...

The story of Astrid Puentes Riaño is rooted in the soil of Colombia. Born in Bogotá to a family with campesino roots, her ...

The spacecraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean after a parachute failure, ending a bold experiment in space biology and ...

Not much attention is paid to plankton because these creatures are usually hidden from sight. They are mostly microscopic in ...

Three of these asteroids would have over one million times the energy of Hiroshima if they were to strike Earth’s surface and would easily take out a major city, causing cataclysmic disaster that ...