Cornell scientists have unearthed precise, microscopic clues to where magma is stored in Earth’s mantle, offering scientists – and government officials – a way to gauge volcanic eruption risk.
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Don Turcotte, the former Maxwell Upson Professor of Engineering in the Department of Geological Sciences who brought his aeronautic research roots into pioneering collaborations in the study of mantle... Read more about Don Turcotte, professor emeritus, tectonics pioneer, dies at 92
The surface of the Earth’s inner core may be changing, according to a new study from scientists that detected structural changes near the planet’s center. Read more about Earth’s inner core is less solid than previously thought
An international marine research team guided by Cornell expertise has successfully completed an ambitious drilling project to investigate the plate boundary fault that ruptured during the Tohoku... Read more about Ultra-deep drilling reveals mysteries of Japan tsunami
