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New Experiments Suggest Earth’s Core Holds Nine to 45 Oceans’ Worth of Hydrogen

Experiments replicating core formation used atom probe tomography to show hydrogen paired with silicon in iron.

Japan Sends Chikyu to 6,000 Meters in First Deep-Sea Rare-Earth Extraction Attempt

Rains Turn Iran’s Hormuz ‘Red Beach’ Coastline Crimson in Striking Natural Event

New Australian Glass Beads Reveal Asteroid Impact From 11 Million Years Ago

Diamonds Reveal Nickel-Rich Metal Alloys Deep in Mantle, Confirming Long-Predicted Redox State

India Secures 15-Year ISA Contract to Explore Polymetallic Sulphides on Carlsberg Ridge

Reanalysis of GRACE Data Points to 2007 Deep-Mantle Shift Near Earth’s Core

Curiosity Captures Coral-Like Mineral Pseudofossil in Gale Crater

India Ramps Up Domestic Rare Earth Extraction as China Begins Processing Export Licenses

Curiosity Rover Uncovers Spiderweb-Like Boxwork Ridges Indicating Ancient Groundwater

30,000-Year-Old Vulture Fossil Reveals Unique Soft Tissue Preservation in Volcanic Ash

Mars’ Red Color Linked to Water-Rich Mineral, Study Finds

Massive Ancient Rock Formations Discovered Deep in Earth's Mantle

Mars' Missing Atmosphere May Be Locked in Planet's Clay, Scientists Find

Ancient Rocks in Scotland and Ireland Reveal Earth's Deep Freeze Era

New Study Challenges Long-Held Theory on Earth's Continent Formation

Iron Oxides Found to Play Key Role in Phosphorus Recycling

Freshwater Cycle on Earth Began 4 Billion Years Ago, New Study Reveals

Weak Magnetic Field 590 Million Years Ago Linked to Oxygen Boost and Early Life Diversification