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Geophysics
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We may have solved the mystery of what froze Earth’s inner core
How did Earth’s inner core freeze solid? Rost9/Shutterstock A high concentration of carbon within Earth’s inner core could…
Vertical bedrock shifts reveal summer water storage in Greenland ice sheet
GNSS data selection and preprocessing The GNET consists of about 54 sites, most of which are located along…
Why Mount Everest is the world’s tallest mountain
How did Mount Everest come to be the world’s tallest mountain, towering more than 200 metres above the…
Highly variable magmatic accretion at the ultraslow-spreading Gakkel Ridge
Reid, I. & Jackson, H. R. Oceanic spreading rate and crustal thickness. Mar. Geophys. Res. 5, 165–172 (1981).…
Deepest-ever samples of rock from Earth’s mantle unveiled
A sample of mantle rock viewed under a microscope.Credit: Johan Lissenberg A record-breaking expedition to drill into rocks…
Melting Antarctic ice could actually slow sea level rise
An ice shelf on the Weddell Sea in Antarctica Sergio Pitamitz/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Rising…
Inner core backtracking by seismic waveform change reversals
The inner core (IC) has been known to change over decades since the discovery of changing seismograms of…
Space weather can affect our daily lives — we need a better warning system
In May, millions of people were dazzled by the vibrant hues of the aurora borealis and australis —…
Fault-network geometry influences earthquake frictional behaviour
Avouac, J.-P. From geodetic imaging of seismic and aseismic fault slip to dynamic modeling of the seismic cycle.…
Geoengineering could save the ice sheets – but only if we start soon
The West Antarctic ice sheet could raise sea levels by 3 metres if it melts away Mario Tama/Getty…