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Rock Physics: supplies the quantitative link between the elastic rock properties that affect seismic response and the geological properties that we are trying to predict. Rock physics is an essential tool in exploration.
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OCT 19, 2017Earth & The Environment
Over ten years ago, on an otherwise normal day in May of 2006, the world saw the largest eruption of mud ever known to h ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 10, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are closely monitoring an asteroid dubbed 2012 TC4, which will make an uncomfortably-close encounter with th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 02, 2017Earth & The Environment
We know that fracking isn’t great for the environment. Of course, the geologic impacts of literally drilling into ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 20, 2017Chemistry & Physics
This fist-sized, glassy rock collected by Micheal Zanetti. Credit: Micheal Zanetti About 38 million years ago, an estima ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 10, 2017Chemistry & Physics
IAEA LEU Bank. Credit: IAEA Most of us know that uranium is the isotope that fuels nuclear fission reactors. But no atom ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 05, 2017Neuroscience
After a stroke or spinal cord injury, many patients cannot walk at all or have trouble with walking and need assistance ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 22, 2017Space & Astronomy
We can learn a lot about the history and formation of a natural satellite or planet by studying its moistness. For examp ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
Ever since the Larsen C ice sheet in West Antarctica separated from the mainland several weeks ago, nerves have been hig ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 12, 2017Videos
Well, it's not exactly a new rock, but it's definitely pretty hot. It's a mineral deep inside the earth's mantle and mos ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 20, 2017Earth & The Environment
We always seem to focus on why dinosaurs became extinct; let’s take a moment to consider how they came to be the d ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
There’s usually a pretty distinct difference between planetary and stellar temperatures, but one exoplanet some 65 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 11, 2017Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 08, 2017Space & Astronomy
The formation of our Solar System leaves a lot of unanswered questions, but as we continue to study it in more detail wi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 23, 2017Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been studying the mysterious breakup of asteroid P/2013 R3 for over three years, and while the reasonin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
Our Solar System is vast, and while there are a handful of planets, but there are also numerous Moons and other space ro ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
Don’t panic, but a pretty big and potentially hazardous asteroid dubbed 2014 JO25 is preparing to whizz past the E ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 21, 2017Space & Astronomy
When precariously-perched rocky material on comet 67P’s Aswan cliff lost its balance and tumbled down from the top ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 12, 2017Space & Astronomy
Planetary rings are found around various planets in our Solar System, but for the most part, it’s limited to gassy ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 11, 2017Space & Astronomy
Fans of Star Wars know exactly what we’re talking about when we mention Tatooine, the sandy desert-like planet tha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 09, 2017Neuroscience
The sport of boxing has come under some scrutiny lately. Between the connection of head trauma to the neurodegenerative ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 22, 2017Space & Astronomy
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, then you know New Horizons made history back in 2015 when it flew past Plu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 17, 2017Space & Astronomy
Antarctica has long been a common place to find meteorites, and while there are a lot of them residing there, we also se ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 13, 2017Space & Astronomy
Any time we are able to discover water anywhere in the universe besides Earth, it’s a pretty spectacular finding. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 03, 2017Space & Astronomy
Ever since the Earth was conceived, the planet has been bombarded with rocks that come from the deepest reaches of space ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 19, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Over ten years ago, on an otherwise normal day in May of 2006, the world saw the largest eruption of mud ever known to h
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 10, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are closely monitoring an asteroid dubbed 2012 TC4, which will make an uncomfortably-close encounter with th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 02, 2017
Earth & The Environment
We know that fracking isn’t great for the environment. Of course, the geologic impacts of literally drilling into
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 20, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
This fist-sized, glassy rock collected by Micheal Zanetti. Credit: Micheal Zanetti About 38 million years ago, an estima
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 10, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
IAEA LEU Bank. Credit: IAEA Most of us know that uranium is the isotope that fuels nuclear fission reactors. But no atom
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 05, 2017
Neuroscience
After a stroke or spinal cord injury, many patients cannot walk at all or have trouble with walking and need assistance
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 22, 2017
Space & Astronomy
We can learn a lot about the history and formation of a natural satellite or planet by studying its moistness. For examp
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Ever since the Larsen C ice sheet in West Antarctica separated from the mainland several weeks ago, nerves have been hig
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 12, 2017
Videos
Well, it's not exactly a new rock, but it's definitely pretty hot. It's a mineral deep inside the earth's mantle and mos
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 20, 2017
Earth & The Environment
We always seem to focus on why dinosaurs became extinct; let’s take a moment to consider how they came to be the d
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
There’s usually a pretty distinct difference between planetary and stellar temperatures, but one exoplanet some 65
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 11, 2017
Earth & The Environment
When I first walked off the plane onto the red earth of Baltra Island, I immediately got the feeling that I was in anoth
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 08, 2017
Space & Astronomy
The formation of our Solar System leaves a lot of unanswered questions, but as we continue to study it in more detail wi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 23, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have been studying the mysterious breakup of asteroid P/2013 R3 for over three years, and while the reasonin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Our Solar System is vast, and while there are a handful of planets, but there are also numerous Moons and other space ro
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Don’t panic, but a pretty big and potentially hazardous asteroid dubbed 2014 JO25 is preparing to whizz past the E
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 21, 2017
Space & Astronomy
When precariously-perched rocky material on comet 67P’s Aswan cliff lost its balance and tumbled down from the top
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 12, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Planetary rings are found around various planets in our Solar System, but for the most part, it’s limited to gassy
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 11, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Fans of Star Wars know exactly what we’re talking about when we mention Tatooine, the sandy desert-like planet tha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 09, 2017
Neuroscience
The sport of boxing has come under some scrutiny lately. Between the connection of head trauma to the neurodegenerative
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 22, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, then you know New Horizons made history back in 2015 when it flew past Plu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 17, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Antarctica has long been a common place to find meteorites, and while there are a lot of them residing there, we also se
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 13, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Any time we are able to discover water anywhere in the universe besides Earth, it’s a pretty spectacular finding.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Ever since the Earth was conceived, the planet has been bombarded with rocks that come from the deepest reaches of space
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard