Yellowstone “plumbing” mapped through electromagnetic variations
Yellowstone is one of the most striking geological features on the planet. Now, researchers got a better view of its ...
Tag: geophysics
InSight maps Mars’ composition and chunky core for the first time
Thanks to NASA's InSight Mars mission we now have a good picture of the interior of another planet.
A shattered tectonic plate underpins the Tibetan Plateau — explaining the area’s weird earthquakes
The frayed head of the Indian plate keeps shaking up the whole area.
Earth may have had multiple magnetic poles one billion years ago
Earth's magnetic past wasn't as simple as today.
Earth rotates slower from sea-level rise: ‘Munk’s Enigma’ now solved
Scientists finally crack down a puzzle that has eluded the community for years. It seems sea level rise does indeed ...
Thermal scans reveal interesting anomaly in Great Pyramid
Even inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, outside of Cairo, researchers have found something interesting.
MIT Wi-Fi technology can see you through walls
Researchers at MIT have developed a device that can track human silhouettes behind walls using Wi-Fi.
Earth’s gravity pull is opening cracks and faults on the Moon
Just as the Moon is causing waters on Earth to go up and down (tides), so too does the Earth ...
Stonehenge was actually the core of a huge spiritual centre
We tend to think of the Stonehenge as a lone giant, huge blocks of rock towering over the quiet British ...
Major Viking Hall Identified in Sweden
A major Viking hall measuring over 50 metres in length has been identified near Vadstena in Sweden. Archaeologists from Stockholm University and ...
Everything you need to know about England’s ‘hidden medieval city’, Old Sarum
It's one of England's better kept secrets - Old Sarum is a hidden gem among gems, one of the most ...
Ancient Magma found on the Moon, below the Dark Spots
Scientists have discovered an almost rectangular feature consisting of ancient magma. The features are similar to rifts here on Earth, a ...
Stonehenge may have once been a complete circle
This aerial photograph shows patchmarks whose position suggest there were once laid stones there. Photo: English Heritage Stonehenge is one ...
Project drills deep in New Zealand to understand and predict earthquakes
For the first time, geophysicist in New Zealand will place seismic sensors deep into a geological fault to record the ...
Frozen underworld discovered beneath Greenland Ice sheet
The former popular landscape was an expanse of warped shapes, out of which some were as tall as a Manhattan ...
New wireless network will revolutionize soil testing
A researchers from the University of Southampton has developed a a wireless network of sensors that is set to revolutionize ...
Mobile US seismic array maps American mantle
A laudable, ambitious initiative is nearing fruition: the US$90-million Transportable Array, a moveable grid of seismometers that blankets America. Since ...
Geophysicists find a layer of liquefied rock in the Earth’s mantle that acts as a lubricant for tectonic plates
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have found a layer of liquefied molten rock in Earth's ...
Ancient, long-lost continent found under the Indian Ocean
Evidence of drowned remnants of an ancient microcontinent have been found in sand grains from the beaches of a small ...
Massive Indian Ocean quakes may signal tectonic break-up
The past few years have been marked by numerous seismic events, some of dramatic magnitude; aside from the huge 9.1 ...
