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Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

Under our feet, processes are occurring that could reshape the world map in the long run. Africa, although it seems like a ...

Only a few expedition cruise companies offer trips with an opportunity to ski in Antarctica. Here's what it's like to see a ...

But we can’t; we cohabitate the same continent. We sleep next to him, every night. We depend on him to protect us from the bullies across the ocean. He buys our stuff. It’s a codependent ...

About 250 million years ago, you could pretty easily walk from what is now Australia to North America – with a pit stop in Antarctica. This was when the Earth was one continent called Pangaea ...

However, a new study revealed that their origins trace back to the Miocene, when the Japanese archipelago separated from the continent. Japan Sea element plants are generally thought to have ...

Here’s how it works. Despite advancements in technology and seabed mapping, a large part of the ocean floor remains unexplored. In fact, more people have been to the moon than to the bottom of ...

Scientists have discovered two continent-sized regions hidden deep within Earth ... The regions in question, located beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean, were first identified in the late 20th ...

The ground has split open in places, and in a process that could take millions of years a new continent and ocean will form (Julie Rowland, University of Auckland) On the one hand this continent ...