Scientists Discover Secret Ocean Buried 400 Miles Underground

The intraterrestrials - Deep in the Earth's crust, undreamt-of life forms are scratching a living from little more than barren rock, discovers Stephanie Pain. And if life can survive there, why not inside another planet?

IF Hell is a deep hole somewhere uncomfortably warm in the Earth's interior, then one thing's certain. There's precious little room for tormented human souls. Most of the space is filled with strange life forms that relish the heat, the crushing pressures and the starvation diet. If you could peel away the planet's surface fuzz, …

Scientists Discover Secret Ocean Buried 400 Miles Underground

A stunning new study published in Nature has revealed what scientists are calling a “hidden ocean” buried 400 miles below ground. It is locked inside a mineral you’ve probably never heard of: ringwoodite.So how does this work? Turns out, ringwoodite—found deep in Earth’s mantle—can trap water inside its crystal structure under massive pressure. “It’s like a sponge for hydrogen,” said geophysicist Steve Jacobsen. “We’ve been hunting for this deep…

Scientists Discover Massive Hidden Ocean 400 Miles Beneath Earth’s Surface

A groundbreaking study published in Nature reveals compelling evidence of a vast ocean trapped deep within the Earth’s mantle, about 400 miles beneath the surface. This hidden water reservoir, stored within a rare mineral called ringwoodite, challenges previous ideas about how much water the planet holds. Scientists now believe that Earth’s interior contains as much water as all the surface oceans combined, locked inside mantle minerals under ex…