How earthquakes deform gravity
New algorithm raises hope for innovative earthquake early warning systemsCredit: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol 536, Zhang et al. ...
Tag: Geophysics
Simulations show effects of buoyancy on drift in Florida Current
Using data from GPS-equipped buoys, a new use for a widely used approach for fluid dynamics provides clues for ocean ...
Coincidences influence the onset and ending of ice ages
Credit: Ola Joensen When we predict future climate, it is important to understand the climate of the past. We do. ...
UTA study examines potential sources of groundwater contamination in private wells
Perception vs. reality in groundwater contaminationCredit: UT Arlington A study led by environmental researchers at The University of Texas at ...
Peeking at the plumbing of one of the Aleutian’s most-active volcanoes
A new approach to analyzing seismic data reveals deep vertical zones of low seismic velocity in the plumbing system underlying ...
Going with the flow: New insights into mysterious fluid motions
Scientists gain a deeper understanding of turbulent and transitional pipe flowsCredit: OIST Water issuing from an ordinary faucet tells a ...
‘Superdiamond’ carbon-boron cages can trap and tap into different properties
A long-sought-after class of 'superdiamond' carbon-based materials with tunable mechanical and electronic properties predicted and synthesizedCredit: Image is courtesy of ...
Rural water wells in High Plains Aquifer show large increase in nitrate levels
Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Private well owners should test water quality annually, according to a recent Kansas ...
Scientists develop new method to detect oxygen on exoplanets
Technique could speed search for life in outer spaceCredit: (NASA/GSFC/Friedlander-Griswold) Scientists have developed a new method for detecting oxygen in ...
Formation of a huge underwater volcano offshore the Comoros
Seismologists of the GFZ observe processes in the upper mantle for the first time before the formation of an enormous ...
OU geoscientists document 300 million year old atmospheric dust
OU geoscientists document the role of atmospheric dust on marine ecosystems 300 million years agoCredit: University of Oklahoma Dust plays ...
Scientists find iron ‘snow’ in Earth’s core
Credit: University of Texas at Austin/Jackson School of Geosciences The Earth's inner core is hot, under immense pressure and snow-capped, ...
Developing a technique to study past Martian climate
UH Geology student awarded $285,000 NASA grantCredit: University of Houston Joanna Clark has been interested in geology ever since she ...
Change of shifts at the north pole
As the second leg of the 1-year-long MOSAiC expedition begins, participants review the mission so farCredit: Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Institut/Esther Horvath, CC-BY ...
Daylight saving time does not misalign human cycles
Credit: Universidad de Sevilla Professor José MarÃa MartÃn-Olalla, from the University of Seville, has published a new report where the ...
Stormquakes: Powerful storms cause seafloor tremors
Scientists have discovered a new seismic phenomenon originating at the ocean floorCredit: Fan, McGuire, de Groot-Hedlin, Hedlin, Coats, and Fiedler ...
Evidence: Antarctica’s thinning ice shelves causing more ice to move from land into sea
Researchers have produced the first physics-based quantifiable evidence that thinning ice shelves in Antarctica are causing more ice to flow ...
The impact of molecular rotation on a peculiar isotope effect on water hydrogen bonds
Unveiling two deuteration effects on hydrogen-bond breaking process of water isotopomersCredit: NINS/IMS The physicochemical and biological properties of hydrogen-bonded systems ...
New study reveals how ancient Puerto Ricans cooked
Analysis of 2,500-year-old fossilized clam shells reveals ancient Caribbean cooking methodsCredit: Philip Staudigel, Ph.D. MIAMI--A new study by scientists at ...
Breathing? Thank volcanoes, tectonics and bacteria
Study points to one cause for several mysteries linked to breathable oxygenCredit: Image by J. Eguchi/University of California, Riverside HOUSTON ...
