China is going full Jules Verne as it prepares to go where no drill has gone before. As part of its Deep Ocean Drilling ...

BENEATH the Earth's crust is an 'ocean' that contains almost as much ... As the water finally escapes the crystals, it may be under such pressure that it can trigger earthquakes hundreds of ...

study finds North America is 'dripping' down into Earth's mantle, scientists discover Scientists find hint of hidden liquid water ocean deep below Mars' surface "Normal ocean crust, once it gets ...

Since the 1960s, scientists have been intrigued by a mysterious seismic pulse occurring every 26 seconds. Originating in the ...

In 1981, scientists discovered one of the thinnest portions of the Earth’s crust — a 1-mile (1.6 kilometers) thick, earthquake-prone spot under the Atlantic Ocean where the American and African ...

Instead the team targeted a “tectonic window” in the ocean where the Earth’s crust is unusually thin and rocks from the mantle have been pushed closer to the surface. Early this June, the elated crew ...

A fascinating new study reveals how two of Earth’s established continents may constitute one whole landmass in itself.

But evaporation, freezing and rocks can’t quite account for all the water that must have covered Mars in the distant past. Calculations suggest the “missing” water is enough to cover the planet in an ...