Scientists have produced the first global map and analysis of small mare ridges (SMRs) on the moon, a characteristic geological feature of tectonic activity. Published in The Planetary Science Journal ...

Shrinking lakes in Tibet likely woke up long-dormant tectonic faults, a new study finds. The findings strengthen the link ...

A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make such a devastating tsunami.

In A Nutshell Scientists have mapped 2,634 fault segments across the Moon’s volcanic plains that could generate moonquakes These faults are consistent with shallow moonquakes detected by Apollo ...

This is a step, if presently halting, toward future lunar missions and a long-term human presence on our companion world, one so important that even SpaceX is setting aside Mars for a greater focus on ...

A few years ago, Dr. Jeff Berk took a vacation from his relentless schedule as an equine veterinarian in order to-well, spend a little time with horses. His next trip to Britain was not to Tattersalls ...

Giulio De Leo, Stanford professor of oceans and earth systems and senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment, aims to decrease the transmission of schistosomiasis by lowering the ...