When waves are moving across ice-covered seas, they can cause sheets of ice to bend and ultimately break. Understanding the ...

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A massive hidden rupture beneath the Himalayas is tearing the Earth apart, leaving scientists deeply concerned.

New research suggests that Earth’s solid inner core might not be as rigid as once believed. Instead, it could exist in an ...

The largest domestic quake of the year occurred on July 16 centered south of the Alaska Peninsula, 53 miles south of the island community of Sandpoint.

Powerful winds over Lake Erie on Dec. 29 caused major shifts in water levels, with waves carrying water so high and far that they exposed some of the lake's floor beneath in a phenomenon known as a ...

Hurricane Melissa will go down as one of the worst hurricanes ever in the Atlantic Ocean, with the hurricane reaching a strength that only a handful of storms have achieved in recorded history.

BUTTE, Mont. — Envision this scenario: You are going about your day. All is calm and quiet until suddenly, the ground beneath your feet begins to shake, and items within your home or workspace begin ...

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Seismic data from marsquakes provide insight into the Red Planet's interior. NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems Earthquakes can occur when our planet’s tectonic plates grind past each other. Mars ...