A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse, an official said. At least one person was trapped in the debris of a collapsed building.
The earthquake,...
In the wake of a wildfire, there's often an assumption that burned landscapes will be more susceptible to landslides. But new research from the University of Oregon suggests it's not always that simple.
An analysis of the...
In a recent study by Dr. Sofia Patrocínio and her colleagues, published in Papers in Palaeontology, a new specimen of Docodonta is described.
This fossil...
The governor of Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka region has urged residents not to approach the coastline.
“A tsunami warning has been issued, and the strength...
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, causing tsunami waves to wash ashore in Japan and Alaska and calls for...
One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and Hawaii and across the Pacific....
An international research team from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and from Buenos Aires and Washington D.C. has identified a new fossil from central...
The National Weather Service has already issued more than 3,600 flash flood warnings across the United States in 2025, and that number is increasing...
The Pacific Northwest boasts an extensive network of more than 600 seismic monitoring stations that help researchers track tectonic and volcanic phenomena, including earthquakes.
This...
It's almost time for summer's meteor shower duet.
The Southern Delta Aquariid and the Alpha Capricornid meteor showers peak at the same time—in the early...
Nearly 14,000 volunteers took part in the citizen science project Iguanas from Above, helping to count endangered Galapagos marine iguanas through an online survey—and...
Footprints of a multispecies herd of dinosaurs discovered in Canada demonstrate the social interaction between different dinosaur species 76 million years ago, according to...
