All Articles Tagged As: crust

X-rays use diamonds as a window to the center of the Earth (8/13/2008)

Research shows how the oceanic crust has been subducted deep into the Earth recycled back into volcanic rocks. ...> Full Article

Pre-earthquake changes detected in the crust (7/10/2008)

Scientists have measured interesting changes in the speed of seismic waves that preceded two small earthquakes by 10 and 2 hours. ...> Full Article

Andes Mountains grew in rapid spurts, not slowly, researcher says (6/6/2008)

Mountain building may occur in faster fits and spurts than previously realized ...> Full Article

New geomorphological index created for studying the active tectonics of mountains (6/2/2008)

Active tectonics comprise the most up-to-date deformation processes that affect the Earth's crust, resulting in earthquakes or recent deformations in the planet's faults and folds ...> Full Article

Bacteria 'Feed' on Earth's Ocean-Bottom Crust (6/1/2008)

Rocks on and under seafloor offer feast for microbes ...> Full Article

Geosciences Professor Measuring Aftershocks of China Earthquake (5/18/2008)

Professor and students study seismic activity of critical area near China's largest hydroelectric dam. ...> Full Article

Scientists aim to unlock deep-sea 'secrets' of Earth's crust (5/15/2008)

Scientists to use robots to explore the depths of the Atlantic Ocean to study the growth of underwater volcanoes that build the Earth's crust. ...> Full Article

Hot climate could shut down plate tectonics (5/13/2008)

With locked crust, Earth could become another Venus ...> Full Article

Duo develops framework for Earth's interior (5/4/2008)

A new model of inner Earth constructed by Arizona State University researchers pulls past information and hypotheses into a coherent story to clarify mantle motion. ...> Full Article

Geochemist Challenges Key Theory Regarding Earth's Formation (5/2/2008)

Researcher calls into question three decades of conventional wisdom regarding some of the physical processes that helped shape the Earth as we know it today. ...> Full Article

Journey to the Center of the Earth: Discovery Sheds Light on Mantle Formation (4/13/2008)

Geologist unearths ancient rocks from ocean floor dating back two billion years ...> Full Article

Continents loss to oceans boosts staying power (4/2/2008)

Study measures effects of chemical weathering on the composition of continents ...> Full Article

Under the sea (3/29/2008)

Scientists explore huge volume of molten rock now frozen into the crust under the ocean's floor. ...> Full Article

Key component of Earth's crust formed from moving, molten rock, researchers discover (3/7/2008)

Granulite formed by melt migration ...> Full Article

Surprise On Journey To Center Of The Earth: Light Tectonic Plates Lead The Way (2/25/2008)

The first direct evidence of how and when tectonic plates move into the deepest reaches of the Earth has been detailed in Nature. Scientists hope their description of how plates collide with one sliding below the other into the rocky mantle could potentially improve their ability to assess earthquake risks. ...> Full Article

Carbon study could help reduce harmful emissions (2/15/2008)

Earth scientists at The University of Manchester have found that carbon dioxide has been naturally stored for more than a million years in several gas fields in the Colorado Plateau and Rocky Mountains of the United States. ...> Full Article

Paired earthquakes separated in time and space (1/31/2008)

Earthquakes occurring at the edges of tectonic plates can trigger events at a distance and much later in time, according to a team of researchers reporting in today's (Jan. 31) issue of Nature. These doublet earthquakes may hold an underestimated hazard, but may also shed light on earthquake dynamics. ...> Full Article

Evolution Tied to Earth Movement (12/21/2007)

Geologists Say 'Wall of Africa' Allowed Humanity to Emerge ...> Full Article

Researchers probe undersea earthquake zone (10/24/2007)

Over the next five years, an international team of scientists will drill deep into the Earth's crust off the shore of Japan to understand how undersea earthquakes are generated and to establish a series of permanent undersea observatories on the plate boundary. ...> Full Article

Researchers Reassess Theories on Formation of Earth's Atmosphere (9/20/2007)

Geochemists at are challenging commonly held ideas about how gases are expelled from the Earth. Their theory could change the way scientists view the formation of Earth's atmosphere and those of our distant neighbors, Mars and Venus. Their data throw into doubt the timing and mechanism of atmospheric formation on terrestrial plants. ...> Full Article

Geoscientists Investigate Art Rock Movement (7/12/2007)

A St Andrews researcher is taking part in a major scientific investigation of the ancient Spanish rocks said to inspire the work of surrealist artist Salvador Dali. ...> Full Article

Scientist Uncovers Earth's Mysterious Layer (6/25/2007)

Laboratory measurements of a high-pressure mineral believed to exist deep within the Earth show that the mineral may not, as geophysicists hoped, have the right properties to explain a mysterious layer lying just above the planet's core. ...> Full Article