Ancient rocks may determine earthquakes in Australia

"We found that in regions where weaker rocks are present, earthquakes may rupture faults under low friction."

Lito Vilisoni Wilson-U. Melbourne • futurity
June 10, 2020 ~5 min

Rockfall map suggests moon’s surface still changes

Rockfalls on the moon leave their mark on the surface. A map of 136,610 rockfalls indicates that asteroid impacts are a likely cause.

ETH Zurich • futurity
June 9, 2020 ~5 min


Tectonic plates are a lot older than we thought

Earth's underground network of tectonic plates was in place more than 4 billion years ago—about a billion years earlier than scientists had thought.

Jim Shelton-Yale • futurity
May 29, 2020 ~4 min

Method aims to ease trouble from fracking earthquakes

Earthquakes from fracking can damage property and endanger lives. New guidelines on when to slow or halt work may minimize risk.

Josie Garthwaite-Stanford • futurity
May 4, 2020 ~7 min

Poorer people have a harder time recovering from disasters

People who are lower on the income scale take a greater hit to their well-being after natural disasters. Recovering economically is harder, too.

Tom Abate-Stanford • futurity
April 27, 2020 ~8 min

Fiber optic internet cables could monitor earthquakes

Fiber optics make sense for monitoring earthquakes because "cities already have it as part of their infrastructure, so all we have to do is tap into it."

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
April 1, 2020 ~6 min

How we discovered the conditions behind 'slow earthquakes' that happen over weeks or even months – new research

Earthquakes happen over seconds to minutes. Slow slip events on the other hand can last for weeks or months.

Åke Fagereng, Reader, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University • conversation
March 31, 2020 ~6 min

Japan’s experience with earthquakes can help teach us to learn to live with floods

Japan took a fresh approach to ensuring their society was more resilient to the frequent earthquakes they experience. We could learn from its experience.

Mohammad Heidarzadeh, Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Brunel University London • conversation
March 11, 2020 ~8 min


Colliding rocks in fault zones may cause earthquake vibrations

High-frequency vibrations are some of the most damaging ground movements earthquakes produce. Now, researchers have a new theory about how they happen.

Kevin Stacey-Brown • futurity
March 4, 2020 ~5 min

Machine learning picks out hidden vibrations from earthquake data

Technique may help scientists more accurately map vast underground geologic structures.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Feb. 28, 2020 ~8 min

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