Discovered by scientists in 2000, more than 700 meters (2,300 feet) beneath the surface, the Lost City Hydrothermal Field is the longest-lived venting environment known in the ocean. Nothing else like ...
As Neotethys closed up, the oceanic crust went under the Eurasian continent. The continental portion of the Arabian plate, ...
It is found in the depths of Indian Ocean and named as the gravity hole or Indian Ocean geoid low, an anomaly where gravity ...
Nobody knew what they are, and whether they are only a temporary phenomenon, or if they have been sitting there for millions ...
A new study discovers ancient subterranean islands several meters taller than Mount Everest that are hotter than their ...
If the scientists could very precisely measure the proportions of lutetium and halfnium in moon rocks compared to other ...
To find out, the team used whole-Earth oscillation data from 104 past earthquakes to create a detailed 3D model of the upper ...
A section of the upper mantle and crust under the Sierra Nevada mountains is peeling away, in a process that may mimic how ...
This was when the Earth was one continent called Pangaea that slowly broke apart and spread out to form the continents we know today. These continents aren’t going to stay in place forever, however. A ...
Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...