News & Views

Exploration of Deep Earthquakes and Planetary Interiors

Ayako Tsuchiyama and edited by Rajani Shrestha December 6, 2023

Cross-sectional view showing location of deep earthquakes

Deep earthquakes inside the Earth (Image credit: Ayako Tsuchiyama)

Most earthquakes on Earth start in the shallow, brittle part of the planet. However, there are several regions where earthquakes happen deep in the mantle. Where are these regions? Why do these earthquakes get so deep? In this week’s blog post, Ayako Tsuchiyama from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) takes us on a journey into the mysterious world of deep earthquakes. Growing u ...[Read More]

Geodynamica: Earth & Planets – a new diamond open access journal!

Geodynamica Core Team December 1, 2023

Help us push the frontiers of open science by making Geodynamica: Earth & Planets a reality!
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Do you want to publish and access papers for free? Do you want to improve the system by promoting equitable publishing alternatives? Then read on to learn about Geodynamica: Earth & Planets: a new community-powered Diamond Open Access Journal (DOAJ)! Join the conversation on discord by following this link. Diamond Open What? Diamond Open Access journals are peer-reviewed journals that are free ...[Read More]

Modelling Magma Propagation in Three Dimensions – Or: How I Learnt to Stop Worrying and Love Simplicity

Lorenzo Mantiloni and edited by Michaël Pons November 22, 2023

Nature is complex, models not as much. A real eruptive fissure at Fagradalsfjall, Iceland, in 2022 (photo by Drumstick21, Wikipedia) is "fed" by a simulated dyke (modelled with SAM, Mantiloni et al., 2023) advancing in a stress field.

The crisis unfolding these days in Grindavík, Iceland reminds us of how important it is to forecast volcanic activity. Predicting the outcomes of volcanic unrest, or a magmatic intrusion making its way towards the surface, essentially amounts to three questions. Will there be an eruption? How much time before it starts? Where exactly will the eruption occur? Answering any of these questions is a d ...[Read More]

Slow Evolution of Europa’s Interior

Kevin Trinh and edited by Prachi Kar November 1, 2023

“Europa may be one of the most promising places in our solar system to find present-day environments suitable for some form of life beyond Earth.” This week in News & Views, Kevin Trinh, a PhD student at Arizona State University, discusses how his recent works on Jupiter’s moon Europa can enlighten us about the evolution of Europa’s interior. One of the most promising p ...[Read More]