News articles tagged with 'geophysical'
Upside-down answer for deep Earth mystery
— 22 Feb 2010 17:58 | Geology and palaeontologyWhen Earth was young, it exhaled the atmosphere. During a period of intense volcanic activity, lava carried light elements from the planet's molten interior and released them into the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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