Study faults a ‘runaway’ mechanism in intermediate-depth earthquakes
Researchers find immense heating at high pressures helps spread intermediate-depth quakes.
Researchers find immense heating at high pressures helps spread intermediate-depth quakes.
Method will help scientists determine the mass of exoplanets that are not measurable in any other way.
EAPS professor Timothy L. Grove has been named a Goldschmidt Medalist by the Geochemical Society for his contributions to Earth and planetary research.
Created by OEIT's ARTEMiS group, the Plate Tectonics interactive visualization challenges students to interpret a 3-D globe of tectonic data, providing animations of the opening and closing of ocean basins and the splitting of Pangaea.
While the Arctic Ocean is largely a carbon sink, researchers find parts are also a source of atmospheric carbon dioxide.
Scientists find that Mars, not Earth, shakes up some near-Earth asteroids.
A MIT faculty member for more than 40 years, Madden is remembered for his contributions to earth science research.
Cloud-chamber experiments show that clouds on Mars form in much more humid conditions than clouds on Earth.
Nitrous oxide emissions decrease during El Niño, increase during La Niña.
Design inflates with a powder that turns into gas.
Research points to large reservoirs of material deep in the mantle that may help to explain Earth’s origins.
With global warming, a study finds, tropical cyclones may become more frequent and intense.
Simulations based on GRAIL data show how gravitational anomalies developed early in lunar history.
A combination of crowdsourcing and computer vision could identify individuals within endangered populations.