Tag: Geophysics/Seismology
October 4, 2023
Discovery of Massive Undersea Water Reservoir Could Explain New Zealand’s Mysterious Slow Earthquakes
Researchers have discovered a sea’s worth of water locked within the sediment and rock of a lost volcanic plateau that’s now deep in the Earth’s…
Read MoreApril 12, 2023
Making Quakes on Campus
Researchers at the Jackson School of Geosciences sometimes investigate earthquakes by going right to the source, such as subduction zones along the coasts of Japan…
Read MoreMay 24, 2022
New UT Model Explores Connection Between Pressure and Earthquakes in Far West Texas
A model created at The University of Texas at Austin is providing the most comprehensive look yet at subsurface pressure buildup associated with wastewater injection…
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2022
UT Graduate Student Research Solves Plate Tectonics Mystery
The longstanding enigma of how tectonic plates can break Earth’s rock-hard shell may have been solved by a recent graduate student at The University of…
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2022
Big Data Imaging Shows Rock’s Big Role in Channeling Earthquakes in Japan
Thanks to 20 years of seismic data processed through one of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, scientists have created the first complete, 3D visualization of…
Read MoreMay 7, 2015
UTIG Professor Awarded Honorary Membership in SEG
University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) Professor and Jackson Chair in Applied Seismology Mrinal Sen has been awarded the place of Honorary Membership in…
Read MoreMarch 9, 2015
Texas Earthquakes Linked to Oil, Gas Development
For more than 100 years, people have questioned whether taking oil and gas from the depths of the earth can cause tremors. When an earthquake…
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2015
Lawmakers Consider Boosting Earthquake Research
State lawmakers are considering a nearly $2.5 million plan to help answer a pressing question in some Texas communities: Why does the ground keep shaking?…
Read MoreDecember 11, 2013
Post-Sandy Survey Shows a Polluted but Generally Intact Barrier System off Long Island
As coastal communities continue to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, scientists at this week’s annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union offer some…
Read MoreDecember 3, 2013
Model Suggests Ocean Currents Shape Europa’s Icy Shell in Ways Critical for Potential Habitats
AUSTIN, Texas — In a finding of relevance to the search for life in our solar system, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s…
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Are the cat fossils from ocelots, margays, or something more mysterious?
After recovering small cat fossils from Natural Bridge Caverns doctoral student John Moretti is closing in on answers... #FossilFriday
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