Deep water
Study reveals how water in deep Earth triggers earthquakes and volcanic activity
Scientists have for the first time linked the deep Earth’s water cycle to earthquakes and volcanic activity.
Study reveals how water in deep Earth triggers earthquakes and volcanic activity
Scientists have for the first time linked the deep Earth’s water cycle to earthquakes and volcanic activity.
Imperial geoscientists complete UK's first MSc virtual field trip
As part of the College's move to remote learning, thirty-five MSc Petroleum Geoscience students embarked on a simulated overseas trip to the Pyrenees.
A step forward in understanding the start of subduction
Researchers have made a big leap forward in understanding what happens at the very start of the process of subduction.
Traces of ancient rainforest in Antarctica point to a warmer prehistoric world
Researchers have found evidence of rainforests near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting the climate was exceptionally warm at the time.
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Seismic imaging technology could deliver detailed images of the human brain
Scientists have developed a new technique that could lead to fast, finely detailed brain imaging with a compact device that uses only sound waves.
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ESE February Newsletter
An overview of the recent publications, events and exciting work that's been happening in the Department of Earth Science and Engineering.
Feature
How to design for a move to Mars
Academics, designers and students discussed the design challenges of moving to Mars and potential solutions during a symposium at the Design Museum.
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Quakes, dust devils and midnight magnetic pulses: findings from a year on Mars
The Imperial-designed sensor onboard Mars InSight has so far detected over 400 earthquakes on the Red Planet, according to new research in Nature.
The slow and silent earthquakes that are shaking up seismology
Dr Rebecca Bell's research is about earthquakes that occur over weeks or months
Video
Earth’s oldest known impact might have ended ‘snowball Earth’ ice age
New evidence has confirmed Australia’s Yarrabubba crater as the world’s oldest preserved impact structure - but did it thaw Earth and end an ice age?