Earthquakes
We know this much: Earthquakes strike along faults--fractures in the planet's crust where plates of rock are thrust into a sort of geological gridlock. The difference between…
View ArticleA Look At the High-Tech Future of Japan
In 21 years, vacationers will sip mojitos while watching the sun set over the far side of the planet from the comfort of an orbital hotel—that, at least, is according to a…
View Article3-D Laser Maps Show How Major Quakes Rend the Earth
Using lasers to map the Earth following an earthquake could reveal exactly where the planet’s crust ruptured, augmenting other seismological networks that document the…
View ArticleSimulating Magnitude 8 Earthquakes In The Lab With A Giant Flywheel
Understanding how major earthquakes happen is one of the biggest challenges in quake science — tremors of different sizes have very different characteristics, let alone…
View ArticleJapan's 2011 Earthquake Happened In An Area Considered Low-Risk. Where's Next?
The massive earthquake that walloped Japan nearly two years ago is still bringing some unfortunate news. The quake happened in an area where it was assumed it shouldn't--and a new model shows how the...
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