The study of earthquakes called Seismology, relies on the fact that different materials within the Earth react differently to stress. When a fault slips, energy radiates outward from the focus (the ...

JAMAICA’s long-running offshore oil exploration effort has entered what operators describe as its most decisive stage yet, with United Oil & Gas plc beginning piston coring operations on the ...

The companies said they have signed a definitive agreement, and that the combined company will run under the Seismic name and be led by Seismic CEO Rob Tarkoff. Highspot founder Robert Wahbe will join ...

Geologic reservoirs that trapped petroleum for millions of years are now being repurposed to store the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. New research is improving how we monitor this storage and verify ...

A persistent "gravity hole" beneath Antarctica gives scientists a window into Earth's deep interior, showing how processes ...

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More than 120 seismometers detected sonic booms from space debris and enabled its fall to be tracked with unprecedented ...

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Far from being silent, mountains creak, vibrate and shift. Now, algorithms are learning to listen to them in order to detect ...

The Moon is slowly shrinking as its interior cools, and that contraction is generating faults and seismic activity in the ...

"The thought of oil infrastructure on the horizon, or the risk of spills, chronic leaks, and industrial activity cuts against the community’s values," writes Shaun Burns in a Guest Commentary. "We’ve ...