When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of ...

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When most people hear the phrase "ocean acidification," they think of coral reefs, shellfish or declining fisheries. Those ...

Last May, a US magazine reported on a geological change taking place in Africa that could be very slowly splitting the continent apart. A video post recently circulating on Facebook uses a screenshot ...

The spread of the ocean floor, as tectonic plates spread apart, is known but hard to observe. Scientists have now documented ...

The Atlantic Ocean may “soon” be swallowed up by a vast chain of colliding tectonic plates that has been ominously dubbed the “Ring of Fire,” scientists warn. The tectonic plate underneath Africa has ...

Buried nearly a kilometre beneath the Atlantic seabed west of Guinea-Bissau lies a geological time-capsule: gigantic 117-million-year-old mud waves sculpted by dense, underwater avalanches. A new ...

For centuries, the deepest parts of the ocean remained beyond human reach, hidden beneath crushing pressure and perpetual darkness. Now, a Chinese research vessel has returned from one of its most ...

A new application of a decades-old technique to study Earth's interior is allowing scientists "see" the layers in the ocean, providing new insight on the structure of ocean currents, ...

After three years of preparation from oceanographers, submarine engineers, and scientists, investor and explorer Victor Vescovo, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Insight Equity, has put together a ...