Magnitude Scale: The Richter scale is commonly used to quantify the magnitude of earthquakes. A 1.8-magnitude quake is considered minor, typically causing little to no damage. For instance, while a ...

Full Waveform Inversion (FWI) is capable of finely characterizing the velocity structure, anisotropy, viscoelasticity, and attenuation properties of subsurface media, which provides critical ...

A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 159 km west-southwest of Riverton, New Zealand, at 01:43:11 GMT on March 25, 2025 ...

Scientists uncover surprising evidence that the Kerguelen hotspot, responsible for the 5,000-kilometer-long Ninetyeast Ridge, ...

Scientists are confident Mars was once abundant with water, as seen in massive flood-carved channels, ancient river valleys, ...

Researchers claim to have uncovered a vast underground city beneath the Giza pyramids, sparking heated debates among experts.

In mountain ranges around the world, glaciers are melting as global temperatures rise. Europe’s Alps and Pyrenees lost 40 per ...

Royce, images of opulent interiors, whisper-quiet cabins, and the gentle hum of a V12 engine come to mind. However, the ...

These slides can create massive waves when they plummet into a lake ... altitudes and the sudden appearance of meltwater ponds on a glacier’s surface are two more examples. Earthquakes can also ...

For decades, scientists have had better maps of the Moon and Mars than of Earth’s own ocean floor. But thanks to NASA’s ...

The substance can contain up to 1.5 percent water, and if the ringwoodite under the surface has just one percent water in its ...