The planet’s long-standing natural “thermostat” is being outpaced by an feedback loop process involving algae, phosphorus, ...

Waves in Earth's mantle created by the rifting of continents may peel the planet's crust from below, feeding volcanoes in the ...

Chinese scientists have become the first to visit one of Earth’s most remote and geologically intriguing realms: an ...

Fish species living in the deep sea feature a surprisingly large range of body shapes that evolved in different ways and at ...

The math behind even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major ...

For the first time in history, scientists have observed the rupture of a tectonic plate in a subduction zone in real time.

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Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...

From the launch pads of Earth to the frozen worlds beyond Neptune, this journey traces humanity’s first real exploration of ...

Researchers from the University of Vienna discovered MISO bacteria that use iron minerals to oxidize toxic sulfide, creating energy and producing sulfate. This biological process reshapes how ...

Look no further than the depths of earth’s oceans to discover mind-blowing creatures that look like they come from another ...