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
Measurements also improve our understanding of atmospheric radiocarbon
Read article: Stalagmites boost precision of carbon dating over 54,000 years
Physical river model helps science, policy and education
Read article: Modelling the Mississippi
Lucina Melesio examines how companies in Mexico are developing earthquake early-warning smartphone apps to help save lives
Read article: Smartphone apps shake up earthquake early-warning systems
Mexico City's unique seismic situation leaves it vulnerable to earthquake hazards
Read article: 19 September 2017 Central Mexico earthquake examined
