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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...

What’s the tallest wave ever recorded on Earth?

This wave was taller than the Empire State Building. In July 1958, an 8.3-magnitude earthquake at the Fairweather Fault rocked Alaska's southern coast. The ground-shaking...

Strange ‘reverse shock wave’ supernova is exploding in the wrong direction

Part of the shock wave is shrinking rather than expanding. A powerful shock wave traveling through a cloud of gas left behind by the explosive...

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