Tremors deep inside the Earth are usually produced by magma flowing beneath volcanoes, but a new study suggests they can also be produced by the shifting and sliding of tectonic plates. Scientists ...

How do volcanoes work? What happens beneath their surface? What causes the vibrations—known as tremor—that occur when magma ...

July 24 (UPI) --Planet Earth didn't jiggle as much as usual between March and May of this year, according to researchers. A new study, published in the journal Science, suggests the COVID-19 pandemic ...

As much of the world has ground to a halt in 2020 due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, it has provided scientists with a unique opportunity to observe some of the impacts we humans have on the ...

On May 21, 2019, two observatories picked up a surprising cosmic signal. Vibrations felt by the Earth early in the morning were identified by the LIGO observatory in the United States and the Virgo in ...

The coronavirus is really harshin’ our vibe — but in one big way, that’s a good thing. Our home planet literally vibrates as a result of human movement — from driving cars to industry to sporting ...

This respite in seismic noise, while it lasts, will allow scientists to better study the natural activity of the Earth’s crust. With roughly one-third of the world’s population on lockdown, our planet ...

With more than 5,000 km (3,000 mi) of rock between us and the Earth's core, it's hard to get a clear look at what's going on down there. It's long been thought that the inner core is a solid ball of ...

What do dropped mobile phone calls, mysterious signals in undersea communications cables, and tiny tremors on the Earth have in common? They are all caused by vibrations on the Sun, according to one ...