In the Pacific Northwest, big faults like the Cascadian subduction zone located offshore, get a lot of attention. But big ...

A study on tectonic plates that converge on the Tibetan Plateau has shown that Earth's fault lines are far weaker and the ...

A thin, soft and slippery layer of clay-rich mud embedded in rock below the seafloor intensified the 2011 Japan earthquake ...

With less water in the lakes, especially Lake Turkana, it has become easier for the great rift beneath to move.

SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Most people don't love cockroaches. And thanks to that lack of ...

A region in California has experienced an explosion of earthquakes. Experts warn that the area is poised for a major ...

The 2.5 million sq km plateau, averaging over 4,500 m elevation, spans China, India, Nepal and more. Formed by India's crash into Eurasia, it challenges classic plate tectonics.

The largest of the 19 earthquakes measured by the U.S. Geological Survey was a magnitude 4.2 shaker that was centered about ...

Losing weight is really hard, but it's not your fault. Our bodies don't want us to lose weight—they want to store that extra fat for survival. Join Stefan Chin as he explains why it's not just your ...

Child behavior reflects complex systems, not parental failure. Replacing blame with accountability supports real learning and ...

A first-person account of working in America’s national parks during the Trump administration—from job insecurity to shifting ...

Costa Rican voters choose Sunday between continuing the policies of outgoing conservative populist Rodrigo Chaves by electing ...