The red planet. Earth-based experiments on iron-sulfur alloys thought to comprise the core of Mars reveal details about the planet’s seismic properties for the first…
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The eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano in 2018 was one of the most destructive in this volcano’s recorded history. Why this happened has remained a…
Lava streaming from an active vent during the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea Volcano. Credit: U.S. Geological Survey Scientists suggest rainfall patterns contribute to timing of…
Japan’s risk of giant tsunamis may have grown when the angle of a down-going slab of ocean crust declined. In this image the ocean crust…
An image showing the water drop bounce. Credit: University of Warwick When a water droplet lands on a surface it can splash, coat the surface…
Spatial distribution of PEGS signal strength during the Tohoku quake in 2011, shortly before the arrival of the primary seismic wave. Credit: Earth and Planetary…
Scientists know little about turbulence, such as that formed from water gushing out of a pipe at high velocity. Scientists gain a deeper understanding of…
View into the interior of the Borexino detector. Credit: Copyright Borexino Collaboration Scientists involved in the Borexino collaboration have presented new results for the measurement…
A simplified graphic of the inner Earth as described by the new research. The white and black layers represent a slurry layer containing iron crystals.…
Launched on March 17, 2009, ESA’s Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (GOCE) mission was the first Earth Explorer mission in orbit. This novel…
“Ultimately, BedMachine Antarctica presents a mixed picture: Ice streams in some areas are relatively well-protected by their underlying ground features, while others on retrograde beds…
The evolution of life as depicted in a mural at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. The rise of oxygen from a trace…
When carbon emissions pass a critical threshold, it can trigger a spike-like reflex in the carbon cycle, in the form of severe ocean acidification that…
(Image credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) Yale professor of geology and geophysics Jun Korenaga will take part in a new, NASA-supported project that will examine the…