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Superdeep Diamonds Confirm Ancient Reservoir Deep under Earth's Surface

August 16, 2019

Scientists have long suspected that an area of the Earth's mantle, somewhere between the crust and the core, contains a vast ...

Drop of Ancient Seawater Rewrites Earth's History

August 5, 2019

Research reveals that plate tectonics started on Earth 600 million years before what was believed

Water Drives Explosive Eruptions

July 8, 2019

Experimental geochemists have discovered compelling evidence that magmas may be wetter than once thought

Solved: How Tides Can Trigger Earthquakes

June 7, 2019

Years ago, scientists realized that earthquakes along mid-ocean ridges are linked with the tides. But nobody could figur...

Scientists Find Telling Early Moment That Indicates a Coming Megaquake

May 30, 2019

Just 10 seconds into a quake, GPS data can detect signs of acceleration that point to an event's magnitude

Beaches near Hiroshima Littered with Glassy Beads from Atomic Bomb Blast

May 28, 2019

The beads formed in the atomic cloud from melted or vaporized concrete, marble, stainless steel, and rubber

Oldest Meteorite Collection on Earth Found in One of the Driest Places

May 24, 2019

To recover a meteorite record for millions of years, the researchers headed to the Atacama Desert

How Earth's Mantle is Like a Jackson Pollock Painting

May 21, 2019

A new paper paints an even more intricate picture of Earth's mantle as a geochemically diverse mosaic

From Earth’s Deep Mantle, Scientists Discover a New Way Volcanoes Form

May 16, 2019

Cornell geoscientists have discovered the first direct evidence that material from deep within Earth’s mantle transitio...

Fracking: Earthquakes Are Triggered Well Beyond Fluid Injection Zones

May 9, 2019

Computer model and field experiment data suggest a new link between subsurface injections and earthquake swarms

Defying the Laws of Physics? Engineers Demonstrate Bubbles of Sand

April 23, 2019

A new study is the first to show how two types of sand can behave like liquids, shedding light on geological processes...

Scientists Identify Almost 2 Million Previously 'Hidden' Earthquakes

April 22, 2019

A closer look at seismic data from 2008–2017 expands Southern California's earthquake catalog by a factor of 10

Volcano Cliffs Can Affect Monitoring Data, Study Finds

March 21, 2019

Researchers found that features such as cliffs can cause a reversal in the pattern of deformation, leading to misleading data...

Scientists Go to Extremes to Reveal Makeup of Earth's Core

March 13, 2019

The chemical composition of the Earth's core is still poorly understood, despite more than 60 years of research

Massive Bolivian Earthquake Reveals Mountains 660 Kilometers Below our Feet

February 15, 2019

To peer deep into the Earth, scientists use the most powerful waves on the planet, which are generated by massive earthquakes...

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