A team of scientists from Japan's JAMSTEC wants to reach the Earth's mantle to study it.
The world’s oldest ocean crust is said to be 340 million years old.
Scientists have made an astonishing finding. They've discovered mantle rocks with signs of life in addition to evidence of unique carbon cycling and ocean crust movement.
In a recent study, researchers from the University of Bristol found that the Andes Mountain range may have been around longer than we thought.