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Map of the LASSIE array and regional faults. The red dot is the location of the LBCC-drilled well. The 5 blue triangles are the virtual sources for the validation dataset. The open triangles are the virtual sources for the training dataset. Black lines: faults (dashed if blind). Credit: Nature Communications (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42536-4 An international team of scientists led by Dr. Xin Liu, Assistant Professor of…

Earth's crust contains pockets of water, metal-rich brines, gas and molten rock, especially near volcanoes and other sites of geothermal activity. Knowing where these fluids are and their precise composition can help scientists assess volcanic hazards, harness geothermal energy and find useful metals, but mapping them is not an easy task. In a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters, T. S. Hudson and…

At such a time, when the world has reported almost over 16000 total cases of Monkeypox pandemic from over 75 countires, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the viral infection spread as a Global Public Health emergency-the highest alarm the UN Health agency can sound.  Most of the recent global cases have been in men who have sex with men and have recently had sex with a new partner, according to the WHO. A study published in the New…