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Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that challenges our understanding of Earth's water cycle. A massive underground ocean, three times larger than all surface oceans combined, has been ...

Compared to the Earth’s rocky mantle, the metallic core contains a slightly higher abundance of a particular isotope called 100 Ru.. That’s because this ruthenium, which was locked in the ...

Trillions of tons of hydrogen gas are likely buried in rocks and reservoirs beneath Earth's surface, but researchers aren't sure where it is yet. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

The center of the Earth, built up over 4.5 billion years, holds most of the Earth's precious metals. Indeed, more than 99.999% of the Earth's gold is thought to be locked in the core, along with ...

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O f the eight planets and 293 moons that call our solar system home, only Earth has a surface that sloshes with liquid water. Roughly 71% of the face of our world is covered in seas, lakes, rivers ...

MINING.COM and The Northern Miner mapped global rare earth production through a geopolitical lens, dividing the world into five “spheres of control”: Chinese, American, Russian, Coalition of ...

Source: “A 485-million-year history of Earth’s surface temperature”, E.J. Judd et al. Temperatures are averages for geological periods. Shaded area shows values with a 68% probability.