A research group has revealed through seismic wave analysis that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau—the ...

Mantle plumes beneath volcanic hotspots, like Hawaii, Iceland, and the Galapagos, seem to be anchored into a large structure ...

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Every day, about three large fragments of decommissioned satellites and used rocket stages make their return into Earth's ...

How can scientists track space junk after it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere and impacts the ground? This is what a recent study ...

Seismic activity is highly complex, and even with advanced data analytics tools there are still many unknown factors in seismic design ...

This Safety Guide provides recommendations on how to meet the applicable safety requirements in relation to the design aspects of new nuclear installations subjected ...

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Despite low risk, the UK must consider seismic activity in dam design, driving updates to national hazard maps.

A seismic data acquisition campaign in northern Vaud, Switzerland has been completed by the YOM consortium as part of the GeothermY project.