Ursula Pamela Garcia Guillaume Woznica 5 hours ago 4 min Geologists find plate tectonics move through a warmer, softer underlying layer called the asthenosphere (credit: UH) Geologists have long believed that tectonic plates move because they are dragged down by their weight. and that a softer, warmer layer called the asthenosphere serves as a passive … Read more
The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) announces with deep sorrow that Acad. Todor Georgiev Nikolov has died today, the press center of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences announced. Acad. Todor Nikolov is one of the brightest figures in geological science in Bulgaria. He was born on February 26, 1931 in the village of Varana, Pleven … Read more
Yes, mysterious thuds do not occur in the US. A number of other countries in the world have also listened to it, including Japan, Belgium and Indonesia. The sound of loud banging has been heard in DKI Jakarta, Bandung, and Malang in a series of incidents last year, and it is not yet known where … Read more
JAKARTA – Education the latest reveal, the rocks in Greenland the possibility of keeping an ocean footprint magma kuno that boomed over much of the Earth’s surface after the planet was born. Also read: Trillions of Tons of Ice in Greenland and Antarctica are Melting, Sea Levels Rise 3.5 Cm Scientists collected rock from the … Read more
JAKARTA – Research by members geology shows that each year the Atlantic Ocean widens by about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm). A team of scientists has published new research that explains this expansion. Also read: Warning For Earth’s Population, The Number Of Threatening Asteroids Increases By Thousands One of the main drivers of plate tectonics is … Read more
How many lives could be saved if earthquakes were detected in time? It is a question that is repeated especially during these days that mark the 10th anniversary of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami of Fukushima. For decades, specialists in geology and geophysics have investigated the best way to detect early the telluric movements that … Read more
Rover Perseverance it is powered by a nuclear reactor and, in addition to 25 high-resolution cameras, it is also equipped with a laser and chemical analysis equipment. Perseverance is also equipped with two microphones. They record the sound of a rover – NASA plans to study the sound of drilling rock and sediment samples on … Read more
An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 surprised Americans on the east coast on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, not at all used to this kind of geological jolt, unlike their Californian compatriots. The theory of plate tectonics does not seem to make such an earthquake possible, but what is it really? – – An earthquake felt in … Read more
Published on : 04/12/2020 – 21:02Modified : 04/12/2020 – 23:01 – Since the confinement in France, the cities are generally quieter and the birds are heard again, but they are not the only ones: the Earth, too, is heard better. Indeed, with the reduction of human activities, seismic activity has decreased. A boon for seismologists. … Read more