When a massive, black patch, known as a polynya, was spotted by NASA scientists for the first time, satellite operators were taken aback ...

All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

What roils beneath Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In fact, ...

The Pacific is the largest and the deepest ocean on our planet, stretching over 60 million square miles; that's close to 30% ...

Contact him via [email protected] An incredible mapping effort has revealed the mystery of what had until recently been Earth's missing continent ... tricky parts to map out and gain a full ...

Backed by $19.3 million from the Bezos Earth Fund and $8.1 million from the Global Methane Hub, a new initiative will fund research and breeding programs across North America, Latin America ...

An incredible mapping effort has revealed the mystery of what had until recently been Earth's ... You see, every continent has some underwater bits in addition to the landmass which we live upon and ...

It’s long been thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in continents. The research shows this fingerprint existed in Earth’s first ...

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The slab's pull has created giant "drips" that hang from the underside of the continent down to ... parameters underground. A map showing seismic speed in Earth’s crust at 125 miles depth ...