A riotous photography collection from a recent underwater mission off the coast of Chile shows new and fascinating deep-sea ...

It is here that new ocean floor is continuously created. As the two sides of the mountain move away from each other, magma wells up from the Earth's interior. It then solidifies into rock as it is ...

Nodules on the Pacific Ocean floor. Photo by the National Oceanography Centre. No restrictions. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

Photo: Harry Hess argues that the continents had once been one, and have drifted apart. With the discovery of plate tectonics and the mapping of the earth into about 12 plates, plus the ...