Discovery could also shed light on the history of earthquakes in a region
Read article: Dangerous soil liquefaction can occur away from earthquake epicentres in drained conditions
James Dacey reports how new data from ancient crystals could transform our understanding of life on Earth
Read article: Zircons, plate tectonics and the mystery of life
How muography is being used to predict and study volcanoes and tropical cyclones
Read article: Predicting natural disasters using cosmic muons
Dive into the depths of a volcano or spin into a cyclone as physicists tune into natural disasters using muon tomography
Read article: Earth, wind and water: how cosmic muons are helping to study volcanoes, cyclones and more
Ian Randall delves into the conflicting definitions and characterization of the Anthropocene, the age of humankind’s impact on the planet
Read article: Epoch or event? Defining the Anthropocene
New work sheds light on how volcanic eruptions affect the climate and could help us better understand processes occurring in the Earth’s mesosphere
Read article: Satellites observe highest volcano plume ever
Impacts give scientists a better understanding of the Red Planet’s interior
Read article: Meteorites have a seismic effect on Mars, revealing what lies below the surface
New study reveals the complexity of induced seismicity from carbon sequestration
Read article: Microscale structure of rock affects microseismicity at underground carbon dioxide storage site
Newfound understanding could help identify similar faults
Read article: Trapped fluid in undersea sediments contributed to 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake, new study reveals
Radioactive decay studies reveal galactic correlation
Read article: Earth’s crust grew faster when our planet passed through the Milky Way’s spiral arms, study suggests
