How to see the earth rumbling.

The Earth starts to shake. All the tension that was built up at the fault was released. An earthquake just… Read More

Like a Moss

They're pretty much everywhere. In the harshest environments, even on highways some extremophile mosses, lichens and algae can survive. Most… Read More

In Rough Seas

Heligoland is an island off the coast of Nothern Germany. This island has already had a turbulent history before man… Read More

Phantastic Physics!

Guns and physics mix pretty well. While I don't want to advocate gun use! Nevertheless, they're still a marvelous example… Read More

The beauty of Iceland

This animated gif is just awe-inspiring. This video captures even more of this magnificent beauty. It was created by Eva… Read More

Recording a seismic wave – What’s new?

Streamers are an essential part in the marine seismic experiment. When I first came into geophysics, I learned that streamers… Read More

In case of emergency

Stones can be very useful. Read More

How punch cards helped me get to know my data – EBCDIC

Today I learned something interesting. Old habits die hard and seismics is a pretty old business. There are a couple… Read More

Know your scale – Why wavelengths are so important

So you thought there is just one "seismics"? In general, we might say that the seismics experiment is watching mechanical… Read More

Breathtaking View of a Breathing Earth

This animation of 15 frames from the NASA cloudless photos is beautiful but haunting. John Nelson is usually known for… Read More