New experiments have re-created the genesis of Earth’s first continents. By putting the squeeze on water and oceanic rocks under intense heat, researchers produced material that closely resembles the ...

Earth's continents have been leaking nutrients into the ocean for at least 3.7 billion years, new research suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Lowered sea levels during ice ages can increase the amount of magma bubbling up at mid-ocean ridges, researchers propose online February 5 in Science. The work suggests that long stretches of thick ...

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"The data from the whale songs is useful but it doesn’t completely replace the standard methods," says Nabelek. "This method is useful for investigating the Earth’s oceanic crust where standard ...

It's the Holy Grail of Thanksgiving: a pie crust of flaky perfection. Let's start with a big warning: Don't bite off more than you can chew here. If you actually tried all the pie crust techniques ...

Rock samples from northeastern Canada retain chemical signals that help explain what Earth's crust was like more than 4 billion years ago. Rock samples from northeastern Canada retain chemical signals ...

Picture the Earth’s crust and you most probably think of dense, dry rock. You don’t imagine a goey, honey-like substance trickling down into the planet’s deep underbelly. And yet, new research has ...

Earth's hot, gooey center and its cold, hard outer shell are both responsible for the creeping (and sometimes catastrophic) movement of tectonic plates. But now new research reveals an intriguing ...

A meteorite found last year in the Sahara Desert is likely the first recognized piece of ancient Martian crust, a new study reports. The Mars meteorite NWA 7533 is 4.4 billion years old and contains ...

The Earth's oceanic crust covers an enormous expanse, and is mostly buried beneath a thick layer of mud that cuts it off from the surface world. Scientists now document life deep within the oceanic ...