Chile Earthquake Studies Get NSF Funding

Chile Earthquake Studies Get NSF Funding

Three RAPID grants have been awarded

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 1st, 2010
The Chile Earthquake Was Not Unexpected

The Chile Earthquake Was Not Unexpected

Charles Darwin predicted it

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 3rd, 2010
Fault Lines Near Haiti Primed for Devastation

Fault Lines Near Haiti Primed for Devastation

Other large tremors may be on their way

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 21st, 2010
Asteroids Get Quakes During Earth Flybys

Asteroids Get Quakes During Earth Flybys

There are several ways our planet can destroy them

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 20th, 2010
New, 6.1-Magnitude Tremor Strikes Devastated Haiti

New, 6.1-Magnitude Tremor Strikes Devastated Haiti

The extent of the new damage is yet unknown

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 16th, 2010
Analyzing Earthquake Risks in the US

Analyzing Earthquake Risks in the US

Concerns are prompted by the Haiti tremor

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 13th, 2010
Big Earthquake Strikes Haiti

Big Earthquake Strikes Haiti

Early reports suggest massive damages

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 28th, 2009
How Tidal Forces Trigger Tremors

How Tidal Forces Trigger Tremors

Movements in the planet's crust have mild tectonic effects

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 23rd, 2009
Safest Earthquake-Proof Building in the World Opened

Safest Earthquake-Proof Building in the World Opened

The structure is located in Turkey

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 5th, 2009
Earthquakes in the Midwest 'Nothing but Aftershocks'

Earthquakes in the Midwest 'Nothing but Aftershocks'

The conclusion belongs to a new study

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 1st, 2009
Earthquakes Affect Fault Lines Across the Planet

Earthquakes Affect Fault Lines Across the Planet

They make them more "slippery"

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 26th, 2009
Analyzing Tremors' Impact on Buildings

Analyzing Tremors' Impact on Buildings

Tests will allow engineers to build safer structures

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
  • December 30th, 2008
Yellowstone Threatened by a Powerful Earthquake

Yellowstone Threatened by a Powerful Earthquake

More than 250 tremors already occurred

 
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