A new study sheds light on regions where earthquake activity is less likely to occur. Researchers from Cardiff University in Wales and Tsukuba University in Japan studied a specific tectonic process...
Read MoreA new study presents the first quantitative stress magnitude map that also includes horizontal stress orientations in North America. The findings were recently published in Nature Communications. Th...
Read MoreIn a new study, scientists have identified 85, previously unknown, submarine landslides in the Gulf of Mexico that occurred in a 7-year period (from 2008 to 2015). The results of the study have been...
Read MoreResearchers have found that there is a possible connection between large seismic shocks and the reversal of tectonic plates. The results of the study have been published in Nature Journal on April 2...
Read MoreA new study suggests new guidelines in order to mitigate the earthquake risk triggered by hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing is a drilling process that aims at connecting existing cracks in...
Read MoreThe United States Geologic Survey (USGS), in collaboration with NASA and the Lunar Planetary Institute, has released the first detailed geologic map of the Moon. Moon is quite different from Earth in...
Read MoreAccording to a new study, coastal cities in the United States may experience flooding incidents even on a daily basis if sea-level rise is not mitigated. Researchers from the University of Illinois a...
Read MoreA new study, published in the Journal of Petrology, presents new discoveries about the North Atlantic Craton. A craton is a part of continental crust that is considered stable and consists of old cry...
Read MoreNote: In an effort to facilitate and encourage submittals during these particularly challenging times, the deadline for proposal submission has been extended to May 31, 2020. Since its inception, Ge...
Read MoreIn the wake of the continuing spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Disease, and the concerns of the health, safety and well-being of the communities at academic institutions around the globe, many Un...
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