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Geologist James Powell chronicles the evolution of our understanding of life in the deep-sea biosphere.

Geologist James Powell chronicles the evolution of our understanding of life in the deep-sea biosphere.

“The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.” – Bertrand Russell, “An Outline of Intellectual Rubbish”

The Indian Ocean plays a key role in influencing the Indian monsoon, which forms the lifeline for millions of people’s water availability and agriculture.

Doctor, lawyer, teacher and engineer. These were some of the professions that Martha Wells, an acclaimed science fiction and fantasy writer, had heard of in her childhood. Despite being an

The JOIDES Resolution embarks on Expedition 395 to understand the impacts of mantle plumes on deep ocean currentsThe world’s oceans…

The JOIDES Resolution embarks on Expedition 395 to understand the impacts of mantle plumes on deep ocean currentsThe world’s oceans…

“I don’t think there is a climate crisis. I think the key processes are exaggerated and misunderstood by a factor of about 200.”

The Ontong Java Plateau, a volcanically-formed underwater plateau located in the Pacific Ocean north of the Solomon Islands, is younger and its eruption was more protracted than previously thought, suggests new research led by Oregon State University.

Drilling deeper into an undersea earthquake fault than ever before reveals that the tectonic stress in Japan's Nankai subduction zone.