Climate journalist Emma Pattee has been worried about the so-called big one—an off-the-charts earthquake—hitting her town in Portland, Ore., for some time now. She’s not alone: scientists estimate at ...

After a 4.3 magnitude earthquake hit Khonj, speculation of a secret Iranian nuclear test erupted. We break down the seismic signatures, enrichment levels, and expert analysis to determine if Tehran ...

At the Bedretto Underground Laboratory deep in the Swiss Alps, scientists are inducing tiny earthquakes along a natural fault zone in the hopes of understanding what can trigger—and prevent—a deadly ...

Scientists at Stanford have unveiled the first-ever global map of rare earthquakes that rumble deep within Earth’s mantle rather than its crust. Long debated and notoriously difficult to confirm, ...

Earthquakes are generally understood to rupture outward from their starting point beneath the ground, sending seismic waves ...

The paper suggests that solar flares disrupt Earth's magnetic field, which, in turn, causes changes in the upper atmosphere.

"Bloom" with a view! Here's a look at new research into earthquakes "supercharging" plankton blooms in the Southern Ocean.

Scientists give verdict on popular theory that massive Himalayan earthquake is ‘overdue’ - Major quakes are just as random and unpredictable as smaller tremors, research finds ...