New Hazards of Earth’s Largest Volcano Uncovered
Researchers find that a large earthquake could set off eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano. Scientists from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of…
Researchers find that a large earthquake could set off eruption of Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano. Scientists from the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of…
In a newly published paper, Virginia Tech geoscientists have found that shallow wastewater injection – not deep wastewater injections – can drive widespread deep earthquake…
Earth’s Oldest Minerals Date Onset of Plate Tectonics to 3.6 Billion Years Ago Ancient zircons from the jack hills of western Australia hone date of…
Caldera Collapse Increases the Size and Duration of Volcanic Eruptions Scientists have figured out what triggers large-scale volcanic eruptions and what conditions likely lead to…
2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano in Hawai’i provided scientists with an unprecedented opportunity to identify new factors that could help forecast the hazard potential of…
Diamonds are sometimes described as messengers from the deep earth; scientists study them closely for insights into the otherwise inaccessible depths from which they come….
The SEIS seismometer package from the Mars InSight lander has collected its first continuous Martian year of data, revealing some surprises among the more than…
Two of the most destructive forces of nature — earthquakes and tsunamis — might actually be more of a threat than current estimates according to…
It is 2,250 kilometers (1,400 miles) long, but only 355 kilometers (220 miles) wide at its widest point — on a world map, the Red…
A Southern California high school junior has built a low-cost seismometer device that delivers earthquake early warnings for homes and businesses. Costing less than $100…
The NASA-funded Seismometer to Investigate Ice and Ocean Structure (SIIOS) performed well in seismic experiments conducted in snowy summer Greenland, according to a new study…
A group of University of Wyoming professors and students has identified an unusual belt of igneous rocks that stretches for over 2,000 miles from British…
Scripps Oceanography researcher’s assertion bolstered by series of new studies. New research lends credence to an unorthodox retelling of the story of early Earth first…
New research methods may lead to earlier predictions of volcanic eruptions. Although there are telltale signs that a volcano is likely to erupt in the…
Respiratory disease increased markedly following one of Iceland’s largest volcanic eruptions, a new study has found. And the findings could have significant implications for actions…
Earth’s sea level has remained fairly constant during the last 541 million years, but a new study suggests the planet may have been covered by…
Findings allow us to trace how minerals from the surface are drawn down into the mantle. Diamonds that formed deep in the Earth’s mantle contain…
Curtin University research has uncovered the first solid clues about the very beginning of the supercontinent cycle of Earth, finding it was kick-started two billion…