Seismic imaging has exposed two massive zones hidden deep in Earth’s mantle. These giant blobs, known as large low-velocity provinces, or LLVPs, stretch beneath Africa and the Pacific. They are ...

Life on Earth extends far beyond the vibrant rainforests and sunlit coral reefs. Deep below the surface, an extraordinary microbial world thrives, challenging previous assumptions about where life ...

More Potential patches of Earth's ancient crust, sometimes called "sunken worlds," may have just been discovered deep within the mantle, thanks to a new way of mapping the inside of our planet ...

Mike McRae Mon, January 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM PST 3 min read Earth's Crust May Be Peeling Away Deep Beneath California's Sierra Nevadas ...

This changes our entire view of Earth’s deep interior. Credit: Shutterstock Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, shifting tectonic plates -- these are all signs that our planet is alive.

At this site almost 3 km deep beneath the surface, the researchers can access one of the deepest and oldest ecosystems on Earth. The brines in which these microbes live have been trapped in the ...

Marine Biological Laboratory. "Living in the deep, dark, slow lane: Insights from the first global appraisal of microbiomes in earth's subsurface environments." ScienceDaily.