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Artificial Earthquakes Could Lead to Safer, Sturdier Buildings
Earthquakes never occur when
you need one, so structural
engineers are shaking up a
building themselves in the
name of science and safety.
Using massive moving
... > full story
'Highway from Hell' Fueled Costa Rican Volcano
Scientists suggest that the
1960s eruption of Costa
Rica's largest stratovolcano
was triggered by magma
rising from the mantle over
a few short months, rather
... > full story
Simulations Aiding Study of Earthquake Dampers for Structures
Researchers have
demonstrated the reliability
and efficiency of "real-time
hybrid simulation" for
testing a type of powerful
damping system that might be
... > full story
Pulsating Star Sheds Light on Exoplanet
Astronomers have devised a
way to measure the internal
properties of stars —-
a method that offers more
accurate assessments of
their orbiting planets. ... > full story
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Devastating Long-Distance Impact of Earthquakes
July 23, 2013 — In 2006 the island of Java, Indonesia was struck by a devastating earthquake followed by the onset of a mud eruption to the east, flooding villages over several square kilometers and that continues ... > full story -
Some Volcanoes 'Scream' at Ever Higher Pitches Until They Blow Their Tops
July 14, 2013 — Swarms of small earthquakes can precede a volcanic eruption, sometimes resulting in "harmonic tremor" resembling sound from some musical instruments. A new analysis shows tremor during a 2009 ... > full story -
Induced Seismicity? Recent Spike of Earthquakes in the Central and Eastern U.S. May Be Linked to Human Activity
July 12, 2013 — The number of earthquakes has increased dramatically over the past few years within the central and eastern United States. More than 300 earthquakes above a magnitude 3.0 occurred in the three years ... > full story -
Distant Earthquakes Trigger Tremors at U.S. Waste-Injection Sites, Says Study
July 11, 2013 — Large earthquakes from distant parts of the globe are setting off tremors around waste-fluid injection wells in the central United States, says a new study. Furthermore, such triggering of minor ... > full story -
Geothermal Power Facility Induces Earthquakes, Study Finds
July 11, 2013 — An analysis of earthquakes in the area around the Salton Sea Geothermal Field in southern California has found a strong correlation between seismic activity and operations for production of ... > full story -
Ancient Jigsaw Puzzle of Past Supercontinent Revealed
July 5, 2013 — A new study has revealed the past position of the Australian, Antarctic and Indian tectonic plates, demonstrating how they formed the supercontinent Gondwana 165 million years ... > full story -
Genomes of Cholera Bacteria from Haiti Confirm Epidemic Originated from Single Source
July 2, 2013 — The strain of cholera that has sickened thousands in Haiti came from a single source and was not repeatedly introduced to the island over the past three years as some have thought, according to a new ... > full story -
Location of Upwelling in Earth's Mantle Discovered to Be Stable
June 26, 2013 — A new study shows that large-scale upwelling within Earth's mantle mostly occurs in only two places: Beneath Africa and the Central Pacific. These upwelling locations have remained remarkably stable ... > full story -
High-Tech Inspired Insights Into Japan's Ancient 'Kofun' Burial Mounds
June 19, 2013 — Fusion of traditional archaeology with cutting edge information technology has been used to uncover the mysteries of an ancient ... > full story -
Seismic Gap Outside of Istanbul: Is This Where the Expected Marmara Earthquake Will Originate From?
June 18, 2013 — Earthquake researchers have now identified a 30 kilometers long and ten kilometers deep area along the North Anatolian fault zone just south of Istanbul that could be the starting point for a strong ... > full story
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