Read article: Zircons, plate tectonics and the mystery of life
Zircons, plate tectonics and the mystery of life
James Dacey reports how new data from ancient crystals could transform our understanding of life on Earth
Read article: Zircons, plate tectonics and the mystery of life
Read article: Predicting natural disasters using cosmic muons
Predicting natural disasters using cosmic muons
How muography is being used to predict and study volcanoes and tropical cyclones
Read article: Earth, wind and water: how cosmic muons are helping to study volcanoes, cyclones and more
Earth, wind and water: how cosmic muons are helping to study volcanoes, cyclones and more
Dive into the depths of a volcano or spin into a cyclone as physicists tune into natural disasters using muon tomography
Read article: Epoch or event? Defining the Anthropocene
Epoch or event? Defining the Anthropocene
Ian Randall delves into the conflicting definitions and characterization of the Anthropocene, the age of humankind’s impact on the planet
Read article: Satellites observe highest volcano plume ever
Satellites observe highest volcano plume ever
New work sheds light on how volcanic eruptions affect the climate and could help us better understand processes occurring in the Earth’s mesosphere
Read article: Meteorites have a seismic effect on Mars, revealing what lies below the surface
Meteorites have a seismic effect on Mars, revealing what lies below the surface
Impacts give scientists a better understanding of the Red Planet’s interior
Read article: Microscale structure of rock affects microseismicity at underground carbon dioxide storage site
Microscale structure of rock affects microseismicity at underground carbon dioxide storage site
New study reveals the complexity of induced seismicity from carbon sequestration
Read article: Trapped fluid in undersea sediments contributed to 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, new study reveals
Trapped fluid in undersea sediments contributed to 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, new study reveals
Newfound understanding could help identify similar faults
Read article: Earth’s crust grew faster when our planet passed through the Milky Way’s spiral arms, study suggests
Earth’s crust grew faster when our planet passed through the Milky Way’s spiral arms, study suggests
Radioactive decay studies reveal galactic correlation
Read article: Slab avalanches resemble strike-slip earthquakes
Slab avalanches resemble strike-slip earthquakes
A combination of mechanisms triggers the formation of cracks in snow layers
