In nature, phenomena in which multiple fluctuations occur in a coupled manner are frequently observed. For example, in large ...

Jan. 26, 2025, marks 325 years since the last great earthquake on the Cascadia subduction zone. It’s a time to reflect on what we’ve learned about this largest fault system in the lower 48 states ...

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) and the National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) have ...

One of the world's most active volcanoes erupted over 1,000 times in the first 19 days of 2025, producing ash clouds over two miles high.

Japan faced a massive earthquake, a huge tsunami, and a nuclear meltdown. All things considered, they fared pretty well. Why?

Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan.

The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence in May 2015, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called shindo that measures the degree of shaking in the event of an earthquake. This set of numbers — ranging from 0 to 7 — is ...

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

Until Jan. 7, when fires began to destroy thousands of buildings and claim at least 28 lives, my biggest fear about living in California was earthquakes, thanks to a 2017 trip to the San Andreas ...

The United States Geological Survey confirms an earthquake happened in New Jersey Friday afternoon. The magnitude 2.4 earthquake was centered near Paramus, according to the USGS, and occurred ...

Researchers from Kobe University, the University of Tokyo and elsewhere said the mollusk had survived a succession of past tsunami until the magnitude-9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake devastated ...