A shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake left more than 30 people injured, damaged more than 800 buildings and caused widespread ...

Scientists believe that the motion of Earth's continents through plate tectonics has been largely steady over millions of years. New research, however, suggests this drift can speed up or slow down ...

Lake sediment cores in Guatemala reveal directional ground shaking from the 1976 earthquake, offering rare insight into ...

This part of the planet plays a crucial role in shaping surface features like mountains and volcanoes, and it drives plate tectonics through slow-moving convection currents. Scientists have long ...

I remember a moment when I was chatting with my younger cousin—someone I practically grew up with—only to realize she was putting new boundaries in place. It felt jarring at first. I thought ...

AINSWORTH, Neb. (KOLN) - A controlled burn near Ainsworth quickly got out of control on Monday, kicking up massive flames and sending firefighters from a number of different departments racing to ...

The land bridge created by mantle-driven uplift gave early primates and other animals opportunities to branch out.

“The area beneath the Sea of Marmara south of Istanbul is the only area of the entire plate boundary that hasn’t generated a strong earthquake in over 250 years and is therefore ...

Pisco y Nazca's Bethesda location is the restaurant's first in Maryland. Photo credit: Elia Griffin Downtown Bethesda’s Pisco y Nazca Ceviche Gastrobar is holding a grand opening celebration ...