The seismicity of Mars
Credit: NASA / JPL - Caltech On 26 November 2018, the NASA InSight lander successfully set down on Mars in ...
Tag: Plate Tectonics
How earthquakes deform gravity
New algorithm raises hope for innovative earthquake early warning systemsCredit: Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol 536, Zhang et al. ...
Geothermal energy: Drilling a 3,000 meters deep well
Researchers from the University of Geneva have studied the seismic activity recorded during the drilling of a geothermal well and ...
Montana State researcher earns Keck grant to link Yellowstone seismic, microbial activity
Credit: MSU photo by Kelly Gorham. BOZEMAN -- For over 100 years, scientists have studied the heat-loving microbial life in ...
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 ...
Fed grant backs Rice earthquake research
Geologist Melodie French wins National Science Foundation CAREER AwardCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 31, 2020) - Rice University ...
Signals from inside the Earth: Borexino experiment releases new data on geoneutrinos
Credit: Copyright: Borexino Collaboration Scientists involved in the Borexino collaboration have presented new results for the measurement of neutrinos originating ...
New dinosaur discovered in China shows dinosaurs grew up differently from birds
San Diego Natural History Museum paleontologist describes a dinosaur that is new to science, offers view into dinosaur-bird evolutionCredit: Ashley ...
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 ...
Fossil expands ancient fish family tree
Second African lungfish found far southCredit: Artist's impression by Maggie Newman A second ancient lungfish has been discovered in Africa, ...
Submarine cables to offshore wind farms transformed into a seismic network
New technology could open the door to seafloor earthquake monitoringCredit: Marlinks An international team of geoscientists led by Caltech has ...
Would a deep-Earth water cycle change our understanding of planetary evolution?
Substantial quantities of water could be present farther into the mantle than previously thought possibleCredit: Photo is provided by Yanhao ...
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 ...
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 ...