Maxime Marquette
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Earth's largest volcano sleeps beneath the Pacific, out of sight
Somewhere at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of kilometers from the nearest inhabited coastline, lies a geological structure so immense
This 4-billion-year-old Canadian rock tells the story of our planet
In the vast, frozen expanses of the Northwest Territories in Canada, there sits a rock formation that is enough to make your
Understanding the Ring of Fire, birthplace of 90% of the world's earthquakes
There exists on Earth a zone so geologically active that it alone concentrates the vast majority of the planet's earthquakes and volcanic
More than 90% of deep-sea animals make their own light
Beyond 1,000 meters of depth, sunlight no longer penetrates the ocean. This is what's known as the aphotic zone, a world plunged
The great current that warms Europe shows signs of slowing down
Few people realize that the relatively mild climate of Western Europe, compared with other regions at the same latitude, owes an enormous
Eels cross the entire Atlantic for a mysterious rendezvous
Every year, millions of European eels leave the rivers, lakes, and estuaries of the continent to begin one of the most extraordinary
More than 80% of the ocean floor remains unexplored today
You might think that in the age of satellites and high definition, the entire planet has already given up all its geographic
There are more mountains under the ocean than on all continents combined
When people think of the planet's greatest mountain ranges, the Himalayas, the Andes, or the Rockies immediately come to mind. Yet the
Ocean plankton makes about half the oxygen you breathe
Every breath you take right now may owe its existence to organisms so small that no human eye could ever pick them