Earthquake damage at deeper depths occurs long after initial activity | MIT News
Earthquakes often bring to mind images of destruction, of the Earth breaking open and altering landscapes. But after…
Geologists discover the first evidence of 4.5-billion-year-old “proto Earth” | MIT News
Scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered extremely rare remnants of “proto Earth,” which formed about 4.5 billion…
The first animals on Earth may have been sea sponges, study suggests | MIT News
A team of MIT geochemists has unearthed new evidence in very old rocks suggesting that some of the…
Planets without water could still produce certain liquids, a new study finds | MIT News
Water is essential for life on Earth. So, the liquid must be a requirement for life on other…