Scientists have discovered a subtle, slow-moving creep in lab experiments that could hold the key to predicting catastrophic earthquakes before they strike.

Deeply hidden in Earth’s mantle there are two huge ‘islands’ with the size of a continent. New research from Utrecht ...

A rare weather phenomenon, called "frost quakes," was a likely culprit for loud popping sounds heard in Franklin County and ...

Fan Weiqiu, 62, and Xu Jiajin, 21, were convicted of carrying out deadly public attacks that investigators attributed to ...

L.A.'s Wellness community is assembling to support wildfire victims and firefighters in a sprawling citywide effort.

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new video loaded: Earthquake Kills Scores of People in a Remote Part of Tibet The magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a region near one of Tibet’s holiest cities, close to the Himalayan border with ...

A huge magnitude 7.1 earthquake has hit the holy city of Shigatse, or Xigazê, in the autonomous region of Tibet in China. A deadly magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit one of the holiest cities in Tibet ...

Dolby Atmos is the most immersive version of surround sound you can get at home. Though it took some time to catch on, the format is now everywhere, from movie theaters to Ultra HD Blu-ray discs ...

A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday off the coast of El Salvador, shaking residences in many parts of the country but there was no risk of a tsunami, the country's environment ...

Three separate earthquakes have been recorded in less than 30 hours near Broken Hill. A 2.6 magnitude earthquake hit the region on Friday, followed by a 4.1 magnitude quake on Saturday and a 3.3 ...