Every breath we take in contains 21% oxygen, the gas that makes life on Earth possible. Oxygen, in its combined oxide state, ...

The surface of the Earth is about two-thirds water, but how much of the world’s deep seas do you think we’ve explored?

Scientists have been baffled to discover solid rock flowing 1,700 miles (2,700km) beneath the Earth's surface.

A mysterious zone in Earth's mantle is constantly in motion. Scientists have discovered that something is travelling deep ...

Deep sea sediments contain treasure troves of information about marine ecosystems and past climate scenarios, yet remain ...

By analysing how the Earth's plates moved in the past, the researchers concluded that the Dani plume likely arrived during ...

Scientists on the US West Coast say they discovered three previously unknown species of deep-sea spider that could have a ...

In decades of deep-sea exploration, humans have observed less than 0.001% of the deep ocean floor - an area about the size of ...

The D" layer, some 2,700 kilometers (nearly 1,700 miles) below our feet, has been mystifying scientists for decades.

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

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

China dominates the global rare earths industry—and it’s not even close. A fight is already underway to lay claim to this ...