Much of our understanding of Earth's past is derived from stratigraphic records exposed in rock outcrops or recovered from drilled cores. These records span immense time intervals, from thousands to ...

When electronics meet cosmic rays, bad things can happen. Chip makers need to test what their products can withstand, and ...

Martin Hensher ([email protected]) is an associate professor of health systems financing and organization in Deakin University’s Institute for Health Transformation, in Burwood, Victoria, Australia.

Sensors monitoring Aberdeen’s geothermal heating potential are being installed underground throughout the city. The 100 sensors, or seismic nodes, are being placed across a mixture of public and ...

Gravity does not pull equally everywhere on Earth. Variations in the planet’s internal structure create measurable differences in how strongly it tugs at the surface. The weakest region lies beneath ...

Rare-earth oxides, clockwise from top center: praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, and gadolinium. Rare earth elements are required for key components of cellphones, televisions, ...