It's called Point Nemo and known as the "loneliest place on Earth." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tharp with an undersea map at her desk. Rolled sonar profiles of the ocean floor are on the shelf behind her. Lamont-Doherty Earth ...

The continents visible on today's maps represent only part of Earth's geological history. Beneath the oceans are strange ...

Researchers discovered that continents don’t just split at the surface—they also peel from below, feeding volcanic activity in the oceans. Simulations reveal that slow mantle waves strip continental ...

Nearly three fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a pale blue dot from space. But Japanese researchers have made a compelling case that Earth’s oceans were once green, in ...

A geological phenomenon is occurring in the heart of East Africa that could forever alter the Earth’s map. As the plates continue to move, it is expected that the Horn of Africa will break away from ...