As Idaho Shakes, Geologists Look For Answers On March 31, 2020, at precisely 5:52 pm central Idaho was rocked by a magnitude 6.5 earthquake. The quake was the second-largest ever recorded in the state. The largest temblor in Idaho’s history was the Borah Peak earthquake in 1983 which registered as a magnitude 6.9. The questions geologists are asking of the March 31st quake is why was it […] Brains Alex Camerino | September 5, 2020 0 Comments
What Limits a Mountain’s Height: A New Theory A new study published earlier this month suggests convergent plate boundaries are the sole contributor to a mountain’s height. It was previously believed that these convergent plate boundaries pushed up the crust as one plate was subducted beneath the other (this is still true). After the mountain was formed it then started to weather and erode becoming shorter as it […] Brains Alex Camerino | June 25, 2020 0 Comments
Scientists Find a Massive Unknown Structure in Earth Using machine learning techniques, scientists have found a massive unknown structure in Earth. The structure is made out of an unknown dense material and was discovered at the boundary between Earth’s liquid outer core and mantel. Scientists used thirty years of earthquake data to discover the anomaly. The structure is an Ultra Low Velocity Zone, or ULVZ. It is an […] Brains Lynn Barlow | June 19, 2020 0 Comments
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