News articles tagged with 'geophysics'
Alaskan earthquake 'to be expected,' says researcher
— 23 Jun 2009 11:51 | Geology and palaeontologyAs reports of a strong earthquake in Alaska continue to emerge today, a Baylor University earthquake researcher says this is not an unusual event in this area... — full story
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
Study links seismic slip and tremor, with implications for subduction zone
— 29 Jan 2009 19:00 | Geology and palaeontologyIn the last decade, scientists have recorded regular episodes of tectonic plates slowly, quietly slipping past each other in western Washington and British Columbia over periods of... — full story
World's leading astronomers and geophysicists honoured by Royal Astronomical Society
— 11 Jan 2009 15:22 | AstronomyThe Royal Astronomical Society, the UK's voice for professional astronomers and geophysicists, announced the recipients of the Society's medals and prizes for 2009. The medal and prize... — full story
Researchers uncover surprising effects of climate patterns in ancient China
— 8 Nov 2008 18:14 | EnvironmentUniversity of Minnesota geology and geophysics researchers, along with their colleagues from China, have uncovered surprising effects of climate patterns on social upheaval and the... — full story
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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
Molten rock fills Yellowstone volcano at record rate
— 9 Nov 2007 11:59 | Geology and palaeontologyThe Yellowstone 'supervolcano' rose at a record rate since mid-2004, likely because a Los Angeles-sized, pancake-shaped blob of molten rock was injected 6 miles beneath the slumbering... — full story
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