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Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused ...
New research reveals that only the oldest and fastest-sinking oceanic plates can transport water deep into Earth’s mantle, ...
Our oceans are as remarkable as they are mysterious; the deep dark waters as foreign to us as far-reaching planets. Though ...
The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.
Donald Trump is making headlines. The greatest treasure of all time has just been discovered on the ocean floor, and the US ...
On Earth, water is so intertwined with life that our search for life on other worlds is essentially a search for water. When ...
Pacific sleeper sharks were spotted in the South China Sea - 1,800 miles from home - offering new clues about deep-ocean ...
Recent advances in technology have made deep-sea mining more feasible. But removing the nodules - which also requires pumping ...
Ancient oceans with phosphorus-rich waters may have supported some of Earth’s earliest microbial life, according to a new ...
Have you ever wondered why the sea is salty while rivers are fresh? In this video, we explore the fascinating science behind the different types of water found on Earth, and even touch on how other ...
The vertical movement of the mantle is one of the driving forces that brings about large-scale geological changes to the ...