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Research Highlights

2015

Evidence for both mixing and layering of Earth's interior clarifies long-standing debate

Maxim Ballmer and others published a paper in Science Advances

December 24, 2015

Carbon-depleted outer core revealed by sound velocity measurements of liquid iron-carbon alloy

Kei Hirose, Shigehiko Tateno  and others published a paper in Nature Communications

November 25, 2015

Impact of the plastidial stringent response in plant growth and stress responses

Shinji Masuda and others published a paper in Nature Plants

November 13, 2015

Rare sulfur isotopes (36S) providing a clue to decode Earth's early atmosphere

Yuichiro Ueno and others published two papers in "Journal of Geophysical Research, Atmosphere" and "Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere"

October 27, 2015

Crystal structure, equation of state, and elasticity of phase H (MgSiO4H2) at Earth's lower mantle pressures

Jun Tsuchiya and others published a paper in Scientific Reports

October 27, 2015

Hazard potential of volcanic flank collapses raised by new megatsunami evidence

George Helffrich and others published a paper in Science Advances

October 14, 2015

Dislocation-accommodated grain boundary sliding as the major deformation mechanism of olivine in the Earth's upper mantle

Tetsuo Irifune and others published a paper in Science Advances

October 06, 2015

Natural occurrence of pure nano-polycrystalline diamond from impact crater

Tetsuo Irifune and others published a paper in Scientific Reports

October 02, 2015

Searching for the origins of RNA

James Cleaves and others published a paper in Astrobiology

September 09, 2015