Defects in Mantle Rocks Slow Down the Passage of Seismic Waves
A new study from the Australian National University examines defects in rocks found below the earth’s surface in an attempt to better understand how seismic…
Earthquakes News
Lidar Equipment Provides Comprehensive Pictures Earthquake Zones
Geologists are using new airborne lidar equipment to study earthquakes and provide comprehensive before-and-after pictures earthquake zones. The lidar (light detection and ranging) equipment can…
It’s Official, Toads Can Predict Earthquakes
Italian toads can apparently sense earthquakes like the earthquake that struck L’Aquila on April 6th, 2009. We know this because Dr. Rachel Grant of the…
