Until now, it was widely believed that the inner core was a dense ball of iron floating at the centre of the molten outer ...

Minutes after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake hit Iran on October 5, 2024, rumors swirled that it wasn’t natural—claims that ...

In the Red and Brown Water,” by playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney (best known for “Moonlight”), incorporates Yoruba mythology ...

Scientists have installed more seismographs around Santorini as the Greek island continues to be rattled by small quakes, the ...

Thousands of earthquakes have rattled the Greek island of Santorini since January and have also affected Croatia and Naples in recent days. Here, environmental scientist Deborah R. Coen warns that mor ...

Seismic activity around the Greek island of Santorini intensified on February 9, with a 5.0 magnitude earthquake recorded at ...

The Japan Meteorological Agency has a unique seismic scale called ... Now a network of seismographs spans the country, measuring the initial P-waves when an earthquake strikes.

The core of the Earth is undergoing surprise structural changes, researchers believe. A new study has seen scientists ...

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

Increased seismic activity on Santorini in recent weeks has caused panic among residents and tourists on the island. While ...

The energy from an earthquake travels in waves. The fastest wave is called ... which struck Chile on May 22, 1960. Seismic monitoring wasn't as widespread back then, but scientists estimate ...

A massive meteor strike on Mars sent shockwaves across the planet, revealing that some of its tremors weren’t tectonic but ...