Scientists Find the Invisible Culprit Behind Dry Oil Wells
Oil wells often run dry long before they should, leaving behind untapped reserves hidden by complex underground geology.…
Around 90% of an Earthquake’s Energy Doesn’t Do What You Think It Does
Earthquakes can be deadly and disastrous. But what we feel may constitute a tiny sliver of an earthquake’s…
California’s Next ‘Big One’ Might Not Follow the Script
On March 28, a devastating magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocked Myanmar, splitting the Sagaing Fault at speeds of over…
‘Sleeping Giant’ Fault Under Canada Shows Major Earthquake Potential
After 12 millennia of relative inactivity, a geologic fault that stretches across the territory of Yukon, Canada, and…
Humans Counted 8,600 Earthquakes in Yellowstone. AI Says We’re Not Even Close
Before the advent of artificial intelligence, experts often detected earthquakes by analyzing seismic data by hand. Unsurprisingly, this…
Myanmar’s Devastating Earthquake in March Split the Earth at ‘Supershear Velocity’
On March 28, Myanmar was rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that claimed over 5,000 lives and caused…