Gravitational torque drives multidecadal variations in length of day
Torque and changes in the LOD An axial torque Γz acting on the mantle causes a change in…
DUG, ACTeQ partner on 3D seismic modeling and survey design
(WO) — DUG Technology and ACTeQ have formed a strategic partnership to integrate cloud-based 3D seismic modeling capabilities…
Scientists discover remnants of Theia, the planet that collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago
Two continent-sized structures deep inside Earth may contain remnants of Theia, the ancient planet thought to have collided…
In a first, scientists observe the formation of the oceanic crust
Researchers at the French National Center of Scientific Research have become the first to observe the formation of…
A Quiet Quantum Revolution in Earth’s Deep Interior
At depths below 1,000 kilometers in Earth’s mantle, pressures exceed 1 million atmospheres, temperatures are hotter than lava…
AI uncovers nearly 1 000 hidden earthquakes beneath East Antarctica
The earthquakes were not found during a new Antarctic field campaign. Instead, researchers reanalyzed seismic data recorded by…
How Einstein’s Lost Theory Could Help Us Find Minerals
Albert Einstein postulated in his 1905 theory of special relativity that the speed of light in a vacuum…
Scientists find natural ‘brakes’ that stop Pacific earthquakes
Scientists have solved a decades-old mystery behind a series of unusually predictable earthquakes deep beneath the Pacific Ocean,…
Dante’s Inferno May Secretly Be About a Planet-Destroying Asteroid Strike
Researchers now believe Dante’s Inferno may describe a massive asteroid-style impact hidden beneath its religious symbolism. Credit: Hernan…
NASA Satellite Captures First-Ever High-Res View of Massive Pacific Tsunami
A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula sent a tsunami racing across the Pacific—and for the…
Earth’s Crust Is Tearing Open in Africa, and It Could Form a New Ocean
Scientists have found that the crust beneath East Africa’s Turkana Rift is thinning to a critical point, signaling…
Why Most Alien Worlds May Be Too Dry for Life
This image of Venus taken by NASA’s Mariner 10 spacecraft (left) is paired with an artist’s depiction of…