Geophysics is the scientific study of the Earth using principles of physics. It involves the examination of the Earth’s shape, structure, and composition, as well as its gravitational and magnetic fields. Geophysicists use techniques such as seismic wave analysis, electromagnetic surveys, and satellite data to understand phenomena like earthquakes, volcanic activity, and the Earth’s interior processes. The field plays a crucial role in natural resource exploration, environmental protection, and understanding natural hazards.
Their revision incorporates the impact of previously neglected physical properties in ice. As global temperatures rise due to human-induced climate change, precise computerized climate models…
Melting polar ice due to climate change is redistributing Earth’s mass, slowing its rotation and slightly extending the day, as highlighted by ETH Zurich’s studies…
A new computational technique developed enables the use of surface mapping technologies like GPS to analyze subsurface geological structures. This method, termed deformation imaging, offers…
Penn State scientists are investigating the use of seismoelectric signals from marsquakes to identify deep underground water on Mars. This technique, based on detecting electromagnetic…
A heavily populated area may experience compounding effects of shaking. A recent study published in Nature Communications reveals that a massive earthquake 2,500 years ago…
Research identifies clear electromagnetic anomalies from a variety of satellite data, potentially aiding the development of early warning systems for earthquakes. According to a new study…
A new study provides clear evidence that the Earth’s inner core began to decrease its speed around 2010. USC scientists have discovered that the Earth’s…
Prehistoric worms’ burrowing activities on ocean floors released oxygen, fostering the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event, according a new study. One of Earth’s most consequential bursts…
An analysis of NASA satellite images of cyclones on Jupiter reveals that the storms are fueled by processes similar to those acting on Earth. New…
New research suggests the mysterious D” layer at Earth’s core-mantle boundary might have formed from remnants of an early colossal impact, with iron-rich peroxide playing…
The activity of an ice stream has caused the Ross Ice Shelf to suddenly displace. In Antarctica, massive glaciers are constantly shifting. Ice streams, which…
Data from MBARI’s advanced underwater robots point to erosion during intermittent sediment flows as the mechanism maintaining these circular depressions for hundreds of thousands of…
Manganese-rich sandstones discovered by NASA’s Curiosity rover indicate there were once habitable conditions in the Gale Crater on Mars. A research team using the ChemCam…
Information from igneous zircon molecules gives researchers new insight into the workings of the inner Earth. Little is known about the nature and evolution of…
Tapping into the heat below our feet as a form of renewable, clean energy has been attracting greater attention as the world moves toward alternatives…
Thanks to a significant scientific breakthrough in detection methods, conducting secret underground nuclear tests could become obsolete. A team of Earth scientists and statisticians say…
A recent study has found that climate change is impacting the timing of river flows, especially in the higher northern regions. River flow patterns, which…
New research indicates that climate change is altering the seasonal river flows in the far northern regions of America, Russia, and Europe, presenting risks to…