On a dynamic planet like Earth, it can be easy for drivers of change to go unnoticed – but scientists have now established and investigated an unexpected link between the Sun and our homeworld.

When the ground shakes violently, entire cities can crumble within minutes. Homes, hospitals, roads, and lives can vanish suddenly. Despite advances in technology, predicting when earthquakes will ...

Understanding why some faults lock up while others rupture could help scientists better understand the most dangerous areas ...

One out of three people in the world is exposed to earthquakes, a number which almost doubled in the past 40 years. Every year, earthquakes claim victims and cost billions in direct economic loss, ...

The year saw “slightly higher than average” seismic activity, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center.

Earthquakes can be deadly and disastrous. But what we feel may constitute a tiny sliver of an earthquake’s destructive energy, according to a new experiment. In a recent AGU Advances paper, ...