The race to explore the deep ocean: four technologies transforming research
The bottom of the ocean has been mapped in much less detail than has the surface of Mars.Credit:…
Ocean floor witnessed splitting apart for the first time — releasing lava
When tectonic plates move away from each other, lava can spill out onto the sea floor along mid-oceanic…
NASA Satellite Captures First-Ever High-Res View of Massive Pacific Tsunami
A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula sent a tsunami racing across the Pacific—and for the…
Earth’s Secret Advantage: Why Most Alien Worlds May Be Too Dry for Life
This image of Venus taken by NASA’s Mariner 10 spacecraft (left) is paired with an artist’s depiction of…
Scientists Say a Hidden Structure May Exist Inside Earth’s Core
Scientists have found evidence that Earth’s inner core may contain a previously unknown layer, suggesting the planet’s center…
Earth’s oldest crystals suggest an early start for plate tectonics
A scientifically faithful impression of Earth during the Hadean eon.Credit: Southwest Research Institute/Simone Marchi Ancient rock crystals from…
Mysterious changes near Earth’s core revealed by satellites in space
Material deep inside Earth — thousands of kilometres down, near the planet’s core — has undergone a mysterious…
Humans survived harmful radiation after Earth’s magnetic field weakened
“The skies 41,000 years ago may have been both spectacular and threatening. When we realized this, we wanted…
A novel wireless electromagnetic wave transmission method applicable to water injection wells and analysis of the influence factors
The attenuation of electromagnetic signals is affected by multiple factors, including the excitation frequency, the resistivity of mud…
Earth’s Magnetic Field Can Generate Power
Scientists have found that it’s possible to generate electric power from Earth’s rotation through its own magnetic field…