Joseph ShavitNov 29, 2022X-rays and diamonds reveal Earth's inner core secretsSurprisingly we do not have much information about the center of the planet that we live on. What lies beneath our feet is not well known.
Joseph ShavitOct 8, 2022Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs triggered “mega-earthquake” that lasted monthsNew evidence suggests that the Chicxulub impact also triggered an earthquake so massive that it shook the planet for weeks to months.
Joseph ShavitJan 23, 2022Tug from sun and moon might be the actual cause of earthquakesEarth’s plates might be shifting because the sun exerts such a strong gravitational pull on the moon that its orbit is elongating.
Joseph ShavitDec 7, 2021Researchers discover a new type of earthquake and it's man madeA Canadian-German research team have documented a new type of earthquake in an injection environment in British Columbia, Canada.
Joseph ShavitOct 9, 2021Earth’s iron core may not be a solid as scientists once thought3,200 miles beneath Earth’s surface lies the inner core, a ball-shaped mass of mostly iron that is responsible for Earth’s magnetic field.
Joseph ShavitJul 20, 2021NASA Balloon Detects California Earthquake – Next Stop, Venus?The technique is being developed to detect venusquakes. A new study details how it made the first balloon-borne detection of a quakes