Journey to the deepest known point on our planet and uncover its geological secrets.

Finding anything at the bottom of Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth, is extremely exciting for scientists.

New Curtin-led research has revealed that water played a far bigger role than previously thought in shaping Earth's first ...

A new hypothesis from SETI Institute scientist Dr. Janice Bishop and Dr. Melissa Lane from Fibernetics in Pennsylvania could ...

On Earth, the only processes that naturally produce this chemical take place inside cells ... the surface too hot to be habitable and/or have water in a supercritical state." ...

Not even in deepest outer space ... the lowest temperatures ever attained were recently observed right here on earth. The record-breaking lows were among the latest feats of ultracold physics ...

The consequences are profound, not just in those places and for ... as crop pollination and water purification, but also spiritual and cultural ones. Although often obscured by the noise and rush of ...

they create a shift in our psyche as they show us the scale of the Universe and our place in it. One such moment was when space craft sent back images of the Earth for the first time. Another is ...

When we think of the hottest places on Earth, our minds typically drift ... Beyond microorganisms, certain specialized plants with incredibly deep root systems can access underground water tables, and ...

water quality and ecosystem health.” “Despite its importance, the deep Critical Zone is a new frontier because it’s a major part of the Earth that is relatively unexplored,” Tiedje said. A previously ...

John Ford, who filmed westerns in the valley (the Mittens and Merrick Butte), called it the "most complete, beautiful and peaceful place on earth ... without running water or electricity.

However, since Proxima Centauri is a red dwarf star that’s much cooler than our Sun, this closer orbit still places the planet within the ... with significant traces of methane and water vapor. On ...