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Russia’s eastern Kamchatka region urges people to avoid coast after tsunami alert

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...

Some facts about the strongest earthquakes ever recorded

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...

8.8-magnitude earthquake sends tsunami into coasts of Russia, Japan and Alaska

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....

Clues for dinosaurs’ diets found in the chemistry of their fossil teeth

You are what you eat, it turns out—even if your last meal was 150 million years ago. While the grub itself may be long gone,...

Fossil vertebra reveals hidden diversity of ancient reptiles before Earth’s largest mass extinction

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...

Why 2025 became the summer of flash flooding in America

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...