A Tale of Two Kinds of Volcanoes – One Partially Responsible for a Civilization’s Demise
At an idyllic island in the Mediterranean Sea, the ocean covers up the site of a vast volcanic explosion from 3200 years ago. A few…
At an idyllic island in the Mediterranean Sea, the ocean covers up the site of a vast volcanic explosion from 3200 years ago. A few…
The notion that rain could lead to a volcanic eruption may seem strange, but scientists from the University of Miami in the USA, have used…
Scientists suggest rainfall patterns contribute to timing of volcanic eruptions. Excessive and sustained rainfall triggered the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii, according to…
Where tectonic plates meet, a change in angle. On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake struck under the seabed off Japan–the most powerful quake…
When a water droplet lands on a surface it can splash, coat the surface cleanly, or in special conditions bounce off like a beach ball…
Lightning — one, two, three — and thunder. For centuries, people have estimated the distance of a thunderstorm from the time between lightning and thunder….
Even though they are inanimate objects, sand dunes can ‘communicate’ with each other. A team from the University of Cambridge has found that as they…
Scientists gain a deeper understanding of turbulent and transitional pipe flows. Water issuing from an ordinary faucet tells a complex tale of its journey through…
Scientists involved in the Borexino collaboration have presented new results for the measurement of neutrinos originating from the interior of the Earth. The elusive “ghost…
The Earth’s inner core is hot, under immense pressure, and snow-capped, according to new research that could help scientists better understand forces that affect the…
Despite having completed its mission in orbit over six years ago, ESA’s GOCE gravity mapper continues to yield new insights into our planet. Thanks to…
University of California, Irvine-led team releases high-precision map of Antarctic ice sheet bed topography. New findings will help scientists predict climate change impact on frozen…
JAXA and NASA satellite observations show where killer electrons are generated in the Van Allen radiation belts surrounding Earth. A collaboration between researchers in Japan,…
Breathing? Thank Volcanoes, Tectonics and Bacteria Earth’s breathable atmosphere is key for life, and a new study suggests that the first burst of oxygen was…
In the brain, when neurons fire off electrical signals to their neighbors, this happens through an “all-or-none” response. The signal only happens once conditions in…
Yale professor of geology and geophysics Jun Korenaga will take part in a new, NASA-supported project that will examine the specific conditions that led to…
The conditions for life surviving on planets entirely covered in water are more fluid than previously thought, opening up the possibility that water worlds could…
The Earth’s magnetic field extends from pole to pole and is strongly affected by solar wind from the sun. This “wind” is a stream of…