Earth Sciences

Earth science is the study of the Earth’s structure, properties, processes, and four and a half billion years of biotic evolution. Understanding these phenomena is essential to maintenance of life on the planet.

Energy potential of Mozambique’s Maniamba Basin

Panoramic view of the Michunwa outcrop, Maniamba Basin, Mozambique Credit: Wits University In the ever-expanding search for energy resources, a…

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Do earthquake hazard maps predict higher shaking than actually occurred? Research finds discrepancy

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new study by Northwestern University researchers and coworkers explains a puzzling problem with maps of…

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Study reveals new mechanism to explain how continents stabilized

These ancient metamorphic rocks called gneisses, found on the Arctic Coast, represent the roots of the continents now exposed at…

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Linking leaf elemental traits to biomass across forest biomes in the Himalayas

Experimental design. Credit: Science China Press The growth, development, and functioning of…

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Study demonstrates self-similar fractal stress is more suitable for destructive scenario earthquake simulation

Horizontal PGV and intensity distribution under the four models, (a) the horizontal…

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Using satellite laser ranging observations to GNSS satellites

Geocenter motion from the 7-day solution, CODE series, and ILRS series, the…

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Researchers identify nutrient enrichment driven by canopy rainfall redistribution

(a) and (c) show the distribution of sample locations across rainfall and…

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The secret to mimicking natural faults? Plexiglass and Teflon

Scientists have discovered that coating some sections of plexiglass, or acrylic, laboratory…

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Clues from deep magma reservoirs could improve volcanic eruption forecasts

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research into molten rock 20km below the…

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Pore pressure diffusion led to microseismicity at Illinois basin carbon sequestration site, modeling study finds

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Pore pressure diffusion generated by carbon dioxide injected…

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Computer models suggest modern plate tectonics are due to blobs left behind by cosmic collision

Temporal evolution for the viscosity (upper row) and compositional (lower row) field…

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How mantle movements shape Earth’s surface

The movement of tectonic plates shapes the rocky features of Earth's surface.…

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