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Research Aims to Settle Debate Over Origin of Yellowstone Volcano
April 15, 2013 — A debate among scientists about the geologic formation of the supervolcano encompassing the region around Yellowstone National Park has taken a major step forward, thanks to new ... > full story -
The Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Two Years On, the Fallout Continues
April 15, 2013 — More than two years after the earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of Japan, scientists are still trying to quantify the extent of the ... > full story -
Scientists Use Islands to Gauge Rainfall's Effect on Landscapes
April 10, 2013 — Researchers have used volcanic islands to measure how rainfall sets the pace of landscape ... > full story -
The Resilience of the Chilean Coast After the Earthquake of 2010
April 5, 2013 — In February 2010, a violent earthquake struck Chile, causing a tsunami 10 m in height. Affecting millions of people, the earthquake and giant wave also transformed the appearance of the coastline: ... > full story -
Scientists to Jupiter's Moon Io: Your Volcanoes Are in the Wrong Place
April 4, 2013 — Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the Solar System, with hundreds of volcanoes, some erupting lava fountains up to 250 miles high. However, concentrations of volcanic ... > full story -
Rocky Mountains Originated from Previously Unknown Oceanic Plate
April 3, 2013 — The mountain ranges of the North American Cordillera are made up of dozens of distinct crustal blocks. A new study clarifies their mode of origin and identifies a previously unknown oceanic plate ... > full story -
Earth Is 'Lazy' When Forming Faults Like Those Near San Andreas
April 3, 2013 — Some geoscientists have taken an uncommon, “Earth is lazy” approach to modeling fault development in the crust and it is providing new insights into how faults grow. In particular, this ... > full story -
Seismic Hazards: Seismic Simulation Code Speeds Up
April 2, 2013 — Scientists have developed a highly scalable computer code that promises to dramatically cut both research times and energy costs in simulating seismic hazards throughout California and ... > full story -
Second Source of Potentially Disruptive Icelandic Volcanoes Found
April 2, 2013 — New research has discovered another type of Icelandic volcanic eruption that could cause disruption. The team found magma that is twice as 'fizzy' as previously believed, which increases the ... > full story -
NASA Sends Unmanned Aircraft to Study Volcanic Plume
April 2, 2013 — Studying volcanos can be hazardous work, both for researchers and aircraft. To penetrate such dangerous airspace, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), especially those with electric engines that ingest ... > full story
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