Hidden within African diamonds, a billion-plus years of deep-earth history
Scientists find a new way to tell ages of the stones, and what made themCredit: Yaakov Weiss Diamonds are sometimes ...
Tag: Geophysics/Gravity
Geoscientists find that shallow wastewater injection drives deep earthquakes in Texas
Credit: Virginia Tech In a newly published paper, Virginia Tech geoscientists have found that shallow wastewater injection -- not deep ...
New podcast to highlight science and natural history in Alaska
Credit: Vicki Daniels, Geophysical Institute The Alaska Science Pod was created to give voice to the people tackling big scientific ...
Johns Hopkins scientists model Saturn’s interior
Researchers simulate conditions necessary for planet's unique magnetic fieldCredit: Ankit Barik/Johns Hopkins University New Johns Hopkins University simulations offer an ...
UBCO researcher uses geology to help astronomers find habitable planets
Findings will help better identify Earth-like planets that could sustain lifeCredit: Image Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center. Astronomers have identified ...
Previously unrecognized tsunami hazard identified in coastal cities
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. --A new study found overlooked tsunami hazards related to undersea, near-shore strike-slip ...
Scientists warn: Humanity does not have effective tools to resist the tsunami
This threatens with sudden destruction of coastal cities and numerous human casualtiesCredit: UrFU / Grigory Tkachenko An international team of ...
UC San Diego engineering professor solves deep earthquake mystery
A University of California San Diego engineering professor has solved one of the biggest mysteries in geophysics: What causes deep-focus ...
Black hole-neutron star collisions may help settle dispute over Universe’s expansion
Studying the violent collisions of black holes and neutron stars may soon provide a new measurement of the Universe's expansion ...
How do slow anomalies beneath subducting slabs affect giant megathrust earthquakes?
Credit: IOCAS Earthquakes and volcanoes in subduction zones may cause great human catastrophe. Previous studies on subduction zone structure and ...
Climate has shifted the axis of the Earth
Credit: Credit: Deng et al (2021) Geophysical Research Letters/AGU WASHINGTON-- Glacial melting due to global warming is likely the cause ...
Red Sea is no longer a baby ocean
Hidden structures reveal 13 million years of seafloor spreadingCredit: GEOMAR It is 2,250 kilometers long, but only 355 kilometers wide ...
Can extreme melt destabilize ice sheets?
Credit: Farrin Abbott Nearly a decade ago, global news outlets reported vast ice melt in the Arctic as sapphire lakes ...
Study reveals the workings of nature’s own earthquake blocker
Findings point way toward more detailed earthquake predictionsCredit: Jamie Howarth/Victoria University of Wellington A new study finds a naturally occurring ...