The Science Behind Mining for Riches on the Deep-Sea Floor

Conservationists say retrieving mineral-rich rocks will destroy sea life. Environmental studies show conflicting results. | World News ...
Mongabay News

Deep-sea wildernesses are more important than the promise of seafloor mining (analysis)

When I set sail on the MV NorSky in the summer of 2008 to probe the depths of Manus Basin off the coast of Papua New Guinea, ...

Doomsday asteroid collisions, including the one in India, sowed seeds of life on Earth

An analysis of three major craters on Earth created by meteor impacts shows that the large space rocks we usually blame for ...
PRIMETIMER

New research shows asteroid impacts could have helped life begin on Earth

A new study suggests meteor impacts may have created hydrothermal systems on early Earth, offering a possible setting for the ...
IEEE

A Novel Hybrid Approach for Hydrothermal Scheduling Using Mathematical and Metaheuristic Search Methods

Abstract: Hydrothermal scheduling is a significant concern in the field of power system economics that seeks to reduce the overall cost of generation by optimizing the hourly output of generators.

Meet Orpheus—A hopper mission built to hunt for life in Martian volcanoes

We've spent decades scratching the surface of Mars trying to uncover life there. But we've been searching a barren wasteland ...

NIO study: Climate change linked to increased underwater volcanic activity

Panaji: Scientists from the National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO) Goa have been studying the seafloor along the ...

‘Doomsday’ Asteroids Could Have Kickstarted Life on Our Planet

But what about the meteors that could have created life on Earth?!? Do you ever hear about those? Well, you will now. Two ...