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Stress and Crustal Mechanics Group postdoctoral scholar Dr. Harry Lisabeth won the prestigious Mineral and Rock Physics Graduate Research Award from the American Geophysical Union

...But earthquakes remain a danger.

Wastewater injection has created seismic problems in states like Oklahoma and Texas—but there are ways to mitigate the rumbling.

Next year, though, the state faces a 40-percent risk of a major tremor.

New maps of the geologic forces contributing to earthquakes in Texas and Oklahoma could help reduce the likelihood of manmade temblors associated with wastewater injection.

Leading scientists from around the world have gathered in Sydney, to make the case for developing massive unconventional gas resources, despite widespread global opposition.

Stanford study finds that the recent spike in triggered earthquakes in OK is primarily due to the injection of wastewater produced during oil production—but not from from fracking

The Chinese Academy of Sciences awards Einstein Professorships to 20 distinguished international scientists each year actively working at the frontiers of science and technology.

Geophysics Professor Mark Zoback has been awarded the 2013 Louis Neel Medal of the European Geosciences Union, recognizing outstanding scientists in Earth Magnetism Rock Physics.

Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” could make 14 billion barrels of oil reserves in the hills and valleys beyond the Monterey County town of San Ardo accessible.

Stanford geophysicists say earthquakes triggered by underground CO2storage, while probably too small to cause major damage, could release stored CO2into the atmosphere.

Obama's new rule is only one step toward ensuring the safety of hydraulic fracturing, the booming technology that offers economic and environmental benefits, according to Stanford