Earthquakes and tsunamis are among the most destructive natural disasters on Earth. This video explains how tectonic plates ...

Natural disasters affect many parts of the world, but few countries experience them as frequently and as intensely as ...

Living by the ocean is like dating someone with explosive tendencies. Beautiful most days, but capable of unleashing hell without warning. The 2010 Chile event serves as our sobering case study. It ...

When Ichiro Kawachi established a cohort study in Iwanuma, Japan, in 2010, he thought he would be researching the predictors of healthy aging.

With upgrades to the country's weather forecasting system, tsunami and earthquake warnings could be issued within six minutes ...

An international team's seafloor study revealed one reason why the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami were so devastating. The study could help scientists understand and respond to other intense ...

Three hours before dawn on February 6, 2023, a 29-year-old pastrymaker named Nuri Imren woke to the sound of his sister screaming. His family’s high-rise apartment in the Turkish city of Antakya was ...