An extract from On Earth As It Is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia, translated by Padma Viswanathan

The Booker Prizes·Mar 3

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An extract from the book "On Earth As It Is Beneath" by Ana Paula Maia, translated by Padma Viswanathan, is available. The book is also part of the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist. Meanwhile, separate research efforts have been making discoveries about the earth, including retrieving a deep rock core from beneath Antarctica's ice and rare earth-rich mud from under the sea.

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An interview with Ana Paula Maia and Padma Viswanathan, author and translator of On Earth As It Is Beneath

The Booker Prizes·Mar 16

Reading guide: On Earth As It Is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia, translated by Padma Viswanathan

The Booker Prizes·Mar 31

Researchers Retrieve the Deepest-Ever Rock Core From Beneath Antarctica's Ice. It Holds Clues About the Earth's Past—and Future

Smithsonian Magazine·Feb 20

Japan retrieves rare earth-rich mud from 6,000 metres under the sea

South China Morning Post·Feb 2

Earth’s Core Holds Enough Gold to Cover the Planet In A Knee-High Layer

WorldAtlas·Nov 25

Japan Dives Deep: Rare Earth Mud, High Stakes, and the Reality Beneath the Seabed

Rare Earth Exchanges·Dec 23

Read extracts from the International Booker Prize 2026 shortlist