Mars is not the pristine, stratified world that people once imagined it is a graveyard of shattered worlds, their shattered remnants encapsulated deep in its mantle for over four billion years. It is ...

Earth's mantle is a restless, enigmatic engine that powers volcanism, recycles crust, and regulates the long-term evolution ...

According to Royal Museums Greenwich, the next full moon will happen on October 7 at 4.48am. A full moon is as close as we ...

Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth, yet only 20% of the seafloor has yet been mapped. The race to understand these ...

Earth's core cannot be made just of iron — it also appears to contain carbon. And our research suggests it may contain a bit ...

For years, astronomers have been excited about the idea that some planets beyond our solar system might be covered by vast, ...

Seismic studies reveal Mars may have a solid inner core. The result deepens knowledge of its evolution and lost magnetic field. Researchers have determined that Mars shares a structural similarity ...

Deep ocean energy is less advanced, but no less compelling. The deep sea holds immense thermal gradients and mineral ...

The first treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year after being ratified by the 60th nation, Morocco.

A new study challenges the dream of water-rich “Hycean” planets like K2-18b, suggesting that most sub-Neptunes lose their water deep into their interiors during formation. Instead of vast oceans, ...

There is much less water on the surfaces of distant planets outside our solar system than previously thought. These ...

Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized ...