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Journals

Journals

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Click here to explore physical geology journals (be sure to add the journal filter).

Free Mobile Apps

MyShake
MyShake is a free app for Android phones that has the ability to recognize earthquake shaking using the sensors in every smartphone. The app runs “silently” in the background on your phone using very little power – just like the step-tracking fitness apps. When the shaking fits the vibrational profile of an earthquake, the app sends the anonymous information to our central system that confirms the location and magnitude of the quake.

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SciFri Segment

Water covers 75 percent of the earth’s surface, but scientists are still trying to unravel its origin. One hypothesis suggests that crashing comets could have delivered the liquid, but some scientists say we should look under our feet rather than up towards the skies. Geophysicist Wendy Panero discusses how rocks deep within the earth’s mantle can trap water, and how this can enhance our understanding of the water cycle. (Science Friday)