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Seismology
Seismology: the scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other planet-like bodies. The field also includes studies of earthquake environmental effects such as tsunamis as well as diverse seismic sources such as volcanic, tectonic, oceanic, atmospheric, and artificial processes such as explosions. Seismic waves are elastic waves that propagate in solid or fluid materials. They can be divided into body waves that travel through the interior of the materials; surface waves that travel along surfaces or interfaces between materials; and normal modes, a form of standing wave.
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AUG 04, 2025Space & Astronomy
How can moonquakes influence the locations of future human settlements on the Moon’s surface? This is what a recen ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 16, 2025Earth & The Environment
The inner core of the Earth, which is found about 3,000 miles under the surface, sits within a molten outer core, and is ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 14, 2025Earth & The Environment
Since early February, the Greek island of Santorini has been affected by constant earthquakes...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2024Earth & The Environment
An image by the Danish army shows the site after the landslide and subsequent mega-tsunami.Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 12, 2024Earth & The Environment
What can earthquake rupture zones teach us about earthquakes and how to predict them? This is what a five-year, $2.3 mil ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 04, 2025
Space & Astronomy
How can moonquakes influence the locations of future human settlements on the Moon’s surface? This is what a recen
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 16, 2025
Earth & The Environment
The inner core of the Earth, which is found about 3,000 miles under the surface, sits within a molten outer core, and is
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 14, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Since early February, the Greek island of Santorini has been affected by constant earthquakes...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2024
Earth & The Environment
An image by the Danish army shows the site after the landslide and subsequent mega-tsunami.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 12, 2024
Earth & The Environment
What can earthquake rupture zones teach us about earthquakes and how to predict them? This is what a five-year, $2.3 mil
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 20, 2023
Earth & The Environment
On Monday, December 18,2023 a volcano erupted about four kilometers (2.5 miles) away from a town called Grindavik in sou
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have found that deep under the earth's crust, there is an ocean of water. Three dimensional seismic imagi
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Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 01, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences questions a longstanding hypothesis rega
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Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 28, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in Nature Geoscience examines how seafloor mountains and volcanoes—also known as seamount
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Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc