Applied geophysics is the study of how the Earth works and what it's made of. Scientists called geophysicists use this knowledge to explore what's under the ground, check for dangers like earthquakes, ...

Hidden away in east Vancouver, in an unassuming red brick building nearly identical to dozens of other office buildings dotting the city’s landscape, Emily Montgomery-Brown works to unlock the ...

Miller Quarles is waging a war against old age. And he's winning. During his 89 years on earth, Quarles has lived an accomplished life. Once nationally-renowned as "The Flying Geophysicist," he's been ...

NPR's Eric Westervelt talks to Dr Richard Bates, a geophysicist, about the discovery of a hidden tomb in Jordan's ancient city of Petra. It's been hailed as a stunning discovery. A team of ...

Decades - and possibly two centuries - of subterranean tension preceded the powerful earthquake that struck South-East Asia last Friday, German geophysics professor Martin Käser told dpa. On Tuesday, ...