We’ve all heard of ocean tides, but have you ever heard of Earth tides? Yes, just like the ocean, the Earth’s crust also moves up and down daily. Just like ocean tides, Earth tides occur because of ...

They roll in and roll out. They're one of the Earth's steadiest forces, moving water from the ocean onto the land and then taking it back. Ocean tides are one of the oldest fields of scientific ...

Earth’s body tide—also known as the solid Earth tide, the displacement of the solid Earth’s surface caused by gravitational forces from the Moon and the Sun—is sensitive to the density of the two ...

Tides are one of the most familiar yet least understood natural phenomena. While many people know that the sea rises and falls each day, the complex forces behind these movements are often overlooked.

Earthquakes can be triggered by the Earth's tides, UCLA scientists confirmed Oct. 21 in Science Express, the online journal of Science. Earth tides are produced by the gravitational pull of the ...

Last week, the North Coast experienced very high tides. King tides refer to extreme tides that happen three or four times a year when the gravitational pull of the sun and moon are maximum. I’ve ...