Geophysicist Leigh Royden looks at Earth from the top down
The MIT professor combines geophysics and geology to understand what’s happening beneath the crust.
The MIT professor combines geophysics and geology to understand what’s happening beneath the crust.
New research showcases a pilot application using seismometers to monitor groundwater aquifers in California.
The moon sustained twice as many impacts as can be seen on its surface, scientists find.
Fieldwork campfire jam sessions and geology lessons helped inspire senior Zoe Levitt to pursue songwriting full time.
New findings may help explain how Earth’s crust forms, the location of ore deposits, and why some volcanoes are more explosive than others.
MIT Haystack Observatory identifies long-duration atmospheric waves launched by the recent Tonga eruption.
When it comes to carbon storage, some MIT scientists think the best solution is to find the fastest way to turn carbon into rock.
Scientists propose a new mechanism by which oxygen may have first built up in the atmosphere
Geophysicists Camilla Cattania and William Frank team up to explore the tectonics and fault mechanics behind earthquakes, and their associated hazards.
A new study finds curious properties of tiny crystals hold clues to earthquake formation.
Fossils indicate a communal nesting ground and adults who foraged and took care of the young as a herd, scientists say.
The findings include signs of flash flooding that carried huge boulders downstream into the lakebed.
Assistant professors Camilla Cattania and William Frank discuss the science behind the 2010 and 2021 earthquakes in Haiti.
Over a career spanning five decades, Frey pioneered the use of new techniques to study the Earth’s mantle.
A new study shows oxygenic photosynthesis likely evolved between 3.4 and 2.9 billion years ago.