More accurate measurements from multiple rock and ice-core samples show that the last magnetic-field reversal took 20,000 years to complete
Read article: Last reversal of the Earth’s magnetic field took twice as long as previously thought
Laser ranging interferometer could deliver better gravity maps of Earth
Read article: Distance between spacecraft measured at the atomic scale
Devices could help ensure hospitals are safe to use after a disaster
Read article: Low-cost laser sensors survey earthquake damage
Experiment could help unravel the complexity of seismic events
Read article: Three earthquake laws are reproduced in the lab
NASA probe will monitor how carbon dioxide levels in the Earth’s atmosphere change over the course of a day
Read article: Orbiting Carbon Observatory successfully launches to the International Space Station
“Archaeological metamaterials” may have acted as a shield against earthquakes
Read article: Did the Romans build seismic invisibility cloaks?
Annual and daily stress cycles in natural rock formations have been revealed in observations from a single seismic monitoring station
Read article: Seismic monitoring reveals tidal stresses in the Earth’s crust
Ground beneath city contains up to 42 metres of man-made material
Read article: Mapping Vienna’s hidden depths
A captivating read, Origins: How the Earth Made Us by Lewis Dartnell would be of equal interest to students of geophysics and history, says Ian Randall
Read article: What has the Earth ever done for us?
New technique probes structure of materials under high pressures
Read article: X-rays suggest lower-mantle magma could be stabilized by heavy elements
