The Core Gold Rush: What Hawaiian Lava Reveals About Earth’s Deepest Secrets
Igneous rocks allow researchers to uncover the secrets of Earth’s core, and the findings are intriguing: it turns out that gold and other heavy metals can rise from deep within the planet all the way to the surface.
First Documentation of a Volcanic Deep-Ocean Eruption
A new deep-sea submersible, combined with early forecasting of volcanic activity in the Pacific Ocean, enabled scientists to document magma emerging from deep within the Earth and study its impact on the ecology in the ocean’s abyss.
Natural metal nodules release oxygen in the dark depths of the ocean, challenging the long-held belief that oxygen production is impossible without photosynthesis.
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