Large-scale metamaterials could combat earthquake shocks
New simulation delves into seismic shields in 3D
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In harm’s way
Margaret Harris reviews Eruption by Steve Olson
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Seismic ‘weather bomb’ lights up Earth’s interior
Rare deep-Earth tremor caused by storms useful for seismic tomography
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Could we generate useful energy from earthquakes?
Elliott Spender calculates the amount of useful energy we could generate during a quake
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Guarding integrity
Robert P Crease meets Marcia McNutt, the incoming president of the US National Academy of Sciences
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Huge magma reservoir could be lurking under South Korean island
New seismic-tomography model reveals an unexpected feature
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Between the lines
A book about the benefits of failure in science, plus a thoughtful history of earthquakes, reviewed by Margaret Harris
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Magnetic vortices record history of Earth’s magnetic field
Ancient rock record remains unaltered by vast temperature fluctuations
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Ring laser reveals subtle seismic motion
Underground gyroscope tracks rotational movement in the Earth's crust
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Between the lines
Theorist Mary Gaillard’s memoir of life at CERN in the 1960s sparkles with insights, while an overview of the hunt for the rarest metals on Earth fails to deliver the goods
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