You are going about your day. All is calm and quiet until suddenly, the ground beneath your feet begins to shake, and items ...

Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, shifting tectonic plates—these are all signs that our planet is alive. But what is revealed deep inside Earth surprises laymen and scientists alike: Almost 3000 ...

In some parts of Earth's interior, seismic waves travel at different speeds depending on the direction in which they are ...

Rock sample of Bentheim sandstone, inside a protective neoprene jacket and with all the sensors glued to its surface, before going into GFZ's experimental press. Solid as they are, rocks are not ...

Scientists have known that seismic waves slow down when passing through ultra-low velocity zones, or ULVZs, but only knew they existed around hotspots that create volcanic island chains. Now, a new ...

“In the best-case scenario, when you adopt these new techniques, even on the same old data, it’s kind of like putting on ...

Hrvoje Tkalčić receives funding from the Australian Research Council. About 2,890 kilometres beneath our feet lies a gigantic ball of liquid metal: our planet’s core. Scientists like me use the ...

Sea ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean is at one of its lowest levels on record, yet there's no unanimity on when that ice will ...