For the first time, scientists have found regions of the earth's crust which are stretching apart to form new sea floor; their findings are published in Nature today (27 July). Most new ocean floor is ...
The research findings of Dr. Tao Chunhui, a senior researcher from the Second Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, were published in Science China: Earth Sciences. Over a decade, ...
There are continuing expeditions to drill into the seafloor. Last month, the ocean drilling ship, JOIDES Resolution, was the first to ever drill into the Mantle. Drilling into the Mantle was done at ...