Over four decades have passed since researchers discovered two continent-sized blobs wrapped around Earth’s core, and they’re still trying to figure out what they are. Here’s what they know so far. There’s a Subterranean Biosphere Hiding in the Earth’s Crust and It’s MASSIVE – Read More: The Unsolved Mystery of the Earth Blobs “Part of […]
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Scientists Just Discovered Fresh Water Under the Ocean, and It’s HUGE
Scientists found a freshwater aquifer under the ocean. And get this — there’s enough water to fill 1.1 billion Olympic-sized swimming pools. Oceanographic teams have known for a while that there are pockets of fresh water below the seafloor. They would run into them occasionally when drilling offshore for oil but when geologists and geophysicists […]
Origins of the Earth’s magnetic field
If you’re alive and reading this, you can thank the Earth’s magnetic field, which provides a protective barrier against the sun’s harmful radiation. But how did our magnetic field begin? New research from the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University suggests that an ancient magma ocean deep inside the Earth’s […]
A New State of Water Reveals a Hidden Ocean in Earth’s Mantle
Diamonds from deep within the earth carry a new form of water ice, Ice-VII, that confirms there’s an ocean underneath us! Here’s what we know. This Massive Asteroid Is Headed for Earth…. What Now?- Read More: The Hunt for Earth’s Deep Hidden Oceans “These mineral flecks — some too small to see even under a […]