Geophysics

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Uncovers Signs of an Earth-Like Environment on Ancient Mars

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA’s Curiosity rover continues to search for signs that Mars’ Gale Crater conditions could support microbial life. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Manganese-rich sandstones discovered ...

Mystery of Volcanic Tsunami Solved After 373 Years

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Scientists used modern imaging techniques to study the 1650 Kolumbo underwater volcano eruption, revealing that a landslide followed by an eruption caused ...

Strange Blobs in Deep Mantle Are the Remains of an Ancient Planet

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

The large low velocity provinces (LLVPs) in the deep Earth mantle may be relics of Theian mantle materials. Credit:  Hongping Deng and ...

Decoding the Red Planet’s Core Mystery

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Analysis of Martian seismic data recorded by the InSight mission in combination with first-principles simulations of the seismic properties of liquid metal ...