dark hotspots of life extend beyond what’s visible above the crust Margherita Bassi Earth's highest peak has gained as much as an extra 165 feet in elevation as the planet's crust adjusts due to ...

Could the Earth Actually Have Six Continents? Now, a new study from scientists at China University of Geosciences analyzed the North China Craton (NCC) to get a better understanding of how these ...

Stable parts of the Earth's crust may not be as immovable as previously thought. While much of the crust is affected by plate tectonic activity, certain more stable portions have remained ...

A 6-mile-think shell of methane ice on Saturn's moon Titan could assist in the hunt for life signs arising from this moon's ...

Using a robotic arm equipped with a chisel, the submarine was able to extract several sections of the Earth’s crust, revealing the unexpected life forms beneath. “The cavities were filled with ...

The Earth's mantle might not always move along in lockstep with the overlying tectonic crust—as set out in science textbooks for decades—but may instead behave differently. This is the ...

Earth's mantle is split by the Pacific Ring of ... As the oceans closed between them, oceanic crust slid under the continents — a process known as subduction — sometimes dragging continental ...

A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust where an ocean ...

Kilometres below the ocean surface, they relentlessly belch out searing hot water rife with harsh chemicals from beneath Earth’s crust. When they were first discovered in 1977, nobody expected ...

Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon's icy crust where ... messages from Earth. Attached to the electronics vault is a triangular metal plate. On one side is a design labeled "water words ...

Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust where an ocean is thought to be sloshing fairly close to the surface ...

Scientists believe this frozen crust hides an ... bears messages from Earth. Attached to the electronics vault is a triangular metal plate. On one side is a design labeled “water words ...