Drilling very deep holes has been done before, but not without expending huge time and effort because the earth’s deeper crust is both hotter and harder, wearing down drill bits. In 1970, as ...

It feels like there have been staggering science stories emerging every other day recently, all of which have blown our tiny ...

Magma, gases and liquid metal deep in the Earth, under tremendous pressure, could explode upward through the borehole toward the surface.

Salt giants and other striking formations in the Dead Sea reveal how evaporation and fluid dynamics shape Earth’s geological past and present. The Dead Sea represents a unique convergence of condition ...

At this site almost 3 km deep beneath the surface, the researchers can access one of the deepest and oldest ecosystems on Earth.

Materials scientists at the University of California San Diego have performed powerful laser shock experiments on a perovskite mineral to better understand the geophysical processes in Earth's deep ...

Exploratory drilling Georgia Power conducted last year found south Georgia's coastal plain could have the potential to store large amounts of carbon dioxide deep underground.

Life thrives far beneath the surface, in places once thought too harsh for survival. In the shadows of Earth’s crust, tiny organisms persist in darkness, pressure, and scarcity.

When you think of mining, you likely think of companies that use massive tractors and other equipment to dig deep holes in the earth and extract metals and minerals. However, technological ...