Earth sciences Puzzle Identifying maximum viscosity: a slide puzzle Can you reconstruct an image of part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in this interactive slide puzzle? Read article: Identifying maximum viscosity: a slide puzzle
Earth sciences Research update Geophysicist identifies a maximum practical viscosity Boundary between materials that flow and those that don’t could shed light on Earth’s early history Read article: Geophysicist identifies a maximum practical viscosity
Earth sciences Blog The coming hurricane: early-career physicists and the crisis in American science Parallel sessions at the American Physical Society’s Global Physics Summit reveal a stark divide Read article: The coming hurricane: early-career physicists and the crisis in American science
Earth sciences Research update Ancient reversal of Earth’s magnetic field took an extraordinarily long time Field-flipping event 40 million years ago in the Eocene epoch lasted 70,000 years Read article: Ancient reversal of Earth’s magnetic field took an extraordinarily long time
Astronomy and space Research update Earthquake-sensing network detects space debris as it falls to Earth Proof-of-principle experiment resolved the shock waves produced by the Shenzhou-15 module when it re-entered the atmosphere Read article: Earthquake-sensing network detects space debris as it falls to Earth
Earth sciences Blog Saving the Titanic: the science of icebergs and unsinkable ships Two studies published this week have an unexpected (if tenuous) link to the 20th century’s most famous maritime disaster Read article: Saving the Titanic: the science of icebergs and unsinkable ships
Earth sciences Research update Will this volcano explode, or just ooze? A new mechanism could hold some answers Discovery of shear-induced bubble formation sheds more light on the divide between eruption and effusion Read article: Will this volcano explode, or just ooze? A new mechanism could hold some answers
History Opinion and reviews Inge Lehmann: the ground-breaking seismologist who faced a rocky road to success Kate Gardner reviews If I Am Right, and I Know I Am: Inge Lehmann, the Woman Who Discovered Earth’s Innermost Secret by Hanne Strager Read article: Inge Lehmann: the ground-breaking seismologist who faced a rocky road to success
Earth sciences Research update Scientists obtain detailed maps of earthquake-triggering high-pressure subsurface fluids Advanced seismic imaging techniques could improve earthquake early warning models and aid the development of next-generation geothermal power Read article: Scientists obtain detailed maps of earthquake-triggering high-pressure subsurface fluids
Earth sciences Research update Researchers map the unrest in the Vulcano volcano Combining nodal seismic networks with AI creates a high-resolution 3D model of the internal structure of an active volcano Read article: Researchers map the unrest in the Vulcano volcano