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Mysterious dark streaks first observed on Mars in the 1970s are not what many believed they were. Scientists now say the curious features that stretch for hundreds of meters down Martian slopes were likely signs of wind...
A team of researchers from Japan, China, and Brazil have discovered a new species of pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Japan, marking the first time a pterosaur has been named based on body fossils found...

Turkey earthquake: Moment 5.8-magnitude quake rocks popular Rhodes hotel

This is the moment a 5.8-magnitude earthquake which struck in Turkey shakes a hotel in neighbouring Greece. Footage shows the quake shaking CCTV cameras at...

Turkey earthquake 2023 and 2025: Why do they happen?

On a Monday morning in 2023, Turkey was hit by two powerful earthquakes in quick succession. The first, the worst to strike the country since...

Mapped: Where did the earthquake occur in Greece and Turkey

An earthquake struck about 29km north of Rhodes, the largest of the Dodecanese islands near the Turkey border, at around 2.17am (local time) today...

Earthquake hits Turkey’s coast. Dozens are injured and a teen dies after being taken to hospital

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook a coastal town in Turkey on Tuesday, causing panic among residents, officials said. Dozens were reported injured after jumping...

7.4 magnitude quake strikes off Chile and Argentina

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, prompting the evacuation of the Chilean...

Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes Ecuador

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near the coast of Ecuador on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, injuring at least 20 people,...

A magnitude 6.2 quake shakes Istanbul and injures more than 230 people

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas of Turkey on Wednesday, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries...

How wide are faults? Earthquake study reveals fault zones are sprawling networks, not single strands

At the Seismological Society of America's Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults? Using data compiled from single earthquakes across...

Earthquake strikes under Indian Ocean far off Australian coast, but no tsunami warning issued

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck far off southwest Australia on Wednesday, but no tsunami warning was issued. The epicenter was in the Indian Ocean 2,069 kilometers (1,283 miles)...

Turkey-Syria temblors reveal missing piece in earthquake physics

The 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake struck southern Turkey and Syria along the East Anatolian Fault. The magnitude 7.8 quake and its magnitude 7.5 aftershock devastated...

Myanmar earthquake sheds light on building risks far away from fault lines

Earthquakes are among the deadliest of natural global threats to society, responsible for the majority of disaster-related deaths and financial losses in the past...

Earthquake swarm hits US sparking fears massive volcano ‘is moving closer to an eruption’

Multiple small earthquakes have been detected beneath a massive volcano in Alaska this week, as experts warn it may be 'moving closer to an...

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