Recent research by Chinese scientists suggests that shifts in climate may have contributed to the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, one of China’s most...

Materials scientists can now use insight from a very common mineral and well-established earthquake and avalanche statistics to quantify how hostile...

THE Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) identified a total of 1,955 areas that are prone to various geological hazards.

Canada's rich geological landscape has huge gold deposits, making it home to some of the world's most significant gold mining operations.

As urban areas expand, the threat of natural disasters becomes a pressing concern for city planners and disaster management authorities. In...

Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics reported on Thursday, at 7:35 am, that its seismic network recorded a 4.25 magnitude...

The true story of a 12-year-old’s survival in a vast mountain wilderness for nine days in the 1930s.

A significant earthquake off the Oregon coast yesterday afternoon poses no tsunami risk to BC, says the US Tsunami Warning Centre. The Magnitude 6.1...

He was sued and prosecuted for his actions as chairman of the Japanese power company that ran the Fukushima nuclear facility when it failed in a 2011...

Indonesia will permanently relocate thousands of residents from around a volcano that erupted in recent days, killing nine people after spewing...