• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 20th, 2010
Earth's Mantle 'Faster' Than Thought

Earth's Mantle 'Faster' Than Thought

At least in some locations

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 12th, 2010
Tectonic 'Graveyards' Possibly Identified

Tectonic 'Graveyards' Possibly Identified

Through anomalies in Earth's gravitational pull

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 23rd, 2010
Planetary Proportions Revealed in 3D

Planetary Proportions Revealed in 3D

After a 20-year-long study

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 23rd, 2010
Tectonic Processes Created Iceland

Tectonic Processes Created Iceland

They are the same as they were millions of years ago

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 9th, 2010
Chile Earthquake Moved Entire Cities

Chile Earthquake Moved Entire Cities

Even some located hundreds of miles away

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 3rd, 2010
Establishing the Location of the Chile Tremor

Establishing the Location of the Chile Tremor

A new map showing its origins has been released

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 23rd, 2010
Report on Haiti Earthquake Completed

Report on Haiti Earthquake Completed

Earthquake engineers worked around to clock for it

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 29th, 2010
Cascadia Seismic Zone Gets New Monitoring Equipment

Cascadia Seismic Zone Gets New Monitoring Equipment

It is vastly under-researched, some say

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 17th, 2009
Why Some 'Strong' Fault Lines Slip

Why Some 'Strong' Fault Lines Slip

New research sheds light on this mystery

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 4th, 2009
New Tool Can Forecast Large Tremors

New Tool Can Forecast Large Tremors

It relies on analyzing stresses

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 1st, 2009
The Shifty Science Behind the Movie 2012

The Shifty Science Behind the Movie 2012

It has only marginal connections to reality

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 10th, 2009
Earth's Oceans May Be Extraterrestrial

Earth's Oceans May Be Extraterrestrial

They may have come from the outer solar system

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 26th, 2009
New Eyeless Crustacean Species Discovered

New Eyeless Crustacean Species Discovered

Deep inside an undersea tunnel

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 7th, 2009
The NZ Tectonic Plate Gets Unexpected Help

The NZ Tectonic Plate Gets Unexpected Help

Underground water is helping it mature

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 4th, 2009
6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Hits California

6.9-Magnitude Earthquake Hits California

The event appeared on the USGS website

Researchers Drill One Mile Beneath Active Earthquake Zone

Researchers Drill One Mile Beneath Active Earthquake Zone

Japanese scientists have focused their efforts on the Nankai Trough area

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 11th, 2009
Typhoons Apparently Temper Earthquakes

Typhoons Apparently Temper Earthquakes

They strike at lower intensities after a large storm

 
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