News articles tagged with 'geophysical'
African initiative trains students, explores geophysical mysteries
— 14 Feb 2009 09:10 | Geology and palaeontologyEarthquakes, volcanoes and the African superplume are only some of the phenomena under investigation through AfricaArray, a program that establishes geophysical observatories, trains... — full story
![Hugh Bradner [left]; John S. Foster modeling an early design of the Hugh Bradner wetsuit created at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego [right], (c) Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego](../images/news/hugh_bradner_120_78.jpg)
Hugh Bradner, renowned physicist and inventor of the wetsuit dies at 92
— 10 May 2008 03:03 | PhysicsHugh Bradner, renowned physicist and professor emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, died 5 May 2008, in San Diego, Calif. after a prolonged illness. He was... — full story
Researchers collect data to aid Afghanistan reconstruction
— 2 May 2008 15:36 | Geology and palaeontologyPolicymakers, potential private investors, and the public received valuable new information today to help identify fault lines and the potential location of undiscovered water, oil... — full story
Sierra Nevada rose to current height earlier than thought
— 25 Apr 2008 22:00 | Geology and palaeontologyGeologists studying deposits of volcanic glass in the western United States have found that the central Sierra Nevada largely attained its present elevation 12 million years ago, roughly... — full story
NASA finds glacial sediments adding to Louisiana coast's sinking
— 3 Feb 2008 08:53 | EnvironmentA study by NASA and Louisiana State University scientists finds that sediments deposited into the Mississippi River Delta thousands of years ago when North America's glaciers retreated... — full story
Deep-sea drilling yields clues to mega-earthquakes
— 12 Dec 2007 21:42 | Geology and palaeontologyDuring a successful first expedition to one of the most active earthquake fault zones on the planet, scientists unearthed initial clues to the geophysical fault properties that may... — full story
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