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‘Dark’ Fibre Optic Cables Can Measure Earthquakes

Science & Health

2 years ago

‘Dark’ Fibre Optic Cables Can Measure Earthquakes

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

How Scientists Used A 1906 Photo To Find The Center Of San Francisco’s Most Infamous Earthquake

Science & Health

2 years ago

How Scientists Used A 1906 Photo To Find The Center Of San Francisco’s Most Infamous Earthquake

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Canberra Gently Rocked By A 3.1 Magnitude Earthquake

Science & Health

2 years ago

Canberra Gently Rocked By A 3.1 Magnitude Earthquake

Amanda Yeo

After 7.0 Earthquake Shakes Alaska, Governor Says Impact Could Last ‘Quite Some Time’

Science & Health

2 years ago

After 7.0 Earthquake Shakes Alaska, Governor Says Impact Could Last ‘Quite Some Time’

Catie Keck

Geologists Joke About ‘Sea Monster’ After Mysterious 30-Minute Rumble Emanates From Waters Near Madagascar

Science & Health

2 years ago

Geologists Joke About ‘Sea Monster’ After Mysterious 30-Minute Rumble Emanates From Waters Near Madagascar

Robin George Andrews

Indonesia Faces Long Road To Recovery After Earthquake And Tsunami Claim 2000 Lives

Science & Health

2 years ago

Indonesia Faces Long Road To Recovery After Earthquake And Tsunami Claim 2000 Lives

Robin George Andrews

Scientists Aren’t Sure What Triggered Indonesia’s Deadly Tsunami

Science & Health

2 years ago

Scientists Aren’t Sure What Triggered Indonesia’s Deadly Tsunami

Mika McKinnon

Over 800 Confirmed Dead In Indonesian Tsunami

Science & Health

2 years ago

Over 800 Confirmed Dead In Indonesian Tsunami

Tom McKay

Something Unexpected And Weird Is Happening Beneath California’s Deadliest Faults

Science & Health

2 years ago

Something Unexpected And Weird Is Happening Beneath California’s Deadliest Faults

George Dvorsky

An Earthquake Damaged A Pyramid In Mexico And Exposed An Aztec Temple Hidden Below

Science & Health

2 years ago

An Earthquake Damaged A Pyramid In Mexico And Exposed An Aztec Temple Hidden Below

George Dvorsky

Experiment Could Help Scientists Predict Avalanches Through Sound

Science & Health

2 years ago

Experiment Could Help Scientists Predict Avalanches Through Sound

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Powerful Earthquake Hits Taiwan, Partially Collapses Hotel

Science & Health

3 years ago

Powerful Earthquake Hits Taiwan, Partially Collapses Hotel

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Study With One-Word Abstract Finds Moon Phases Don’t Predict Earthquakes

Science & Health

3 years ago

Study With One-Word Abstract Finds Moon Phases Don’t Predict Earthquakes

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Science & Health

3 years ago

Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Strikes Peru

Tom McKay

Reports: Latest North Korean Earthquake Was Likely Not Nuclear Test

Science & Health

3 years ago

Reports: Latest North Korean Earthquake Was Likely Not Nuclear Test

Tom McKay

Exactly Why Buildings Are Suddenly Collapsing Following Mexico’s Latest Earthquake

Science & Health

3 years ago

Exactly Why Buildings Are Suddenly Collapsing Following Mexico’s Latest Earthquake

Rae Johnston

A Destructive 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Just Rocked Mexico City

Science & Health

3 years ago

A Destructive 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Just Rocked Mexico City

George Dvorsky

What Are Those Mysterious ‘Earthquake Lights’ Popping Up On Social Media?

Science & Health

3 years ago

What Are Those Mysterious ‘Earthquake Lights’ Popping Up On Social Media?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Mexico Rocked By Massive 8.1-Magnitude Earthquake

Science & Health

3 years ago

Mexico Rocked By Massive 8.1-Magnitude Earthquake

George Dvorsky

Why Did Montana Experience A Powerful Earthquake This Week?

Science & Health

3 years ago

Why Did Montana Experience A Powerful Earthquake This Week?

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Robot Journalist Accidentally Reports On Earthquake From 1925

Science & Health

3 years ago

Robot Journalist Accidentally Reports On Earthquake From 1925

Matt Novak

Killer Tsunami In Greenland Possibly Triggered By Landslide

Science & Health

3 years ago

Killer Tsunami In Greenland Possibly Triggered By Landslide

George Dvorsky

Enormous Mudslide Devastates New Zealand Marine Reserve

Science & Health

3 years ago

Enormous Mudslide Devastates New Zealand Marine Reserve

George Dvorsky

An Obscure Fault In Southern California Is More Dangerous Than We Thought

Science & Health

3 years ago

An Obscure Fault In Southern California Is More Dangerous Than We Thought

George Dvorsky

Dozens Missing After Horrific Avalanche Engulfs Italian Hotel

Science & Health

4 years ago

Dozens Missing After Horrific Avalanche Engulfs Italian Hotel

George Dvorsky

Southern California Town Rings In New Year With ‘Earthquake Swarm’

Science & Health

4 years ago

Southern California Town Rings In New Year With ‘Earthquake Swarm’

Maddie Stone

This Week’s Fukushima Earthquake Was An Aftershock From 2011

Science & Health

4 years ago

This Week’s Fukushima Earthquake Was An Aftershock From 2011

Maddie Stone

‘The Big One’ In California Will Cost An Insane Amount Of Money

Science & Health

4 years ago

‘The Big One’ In California Will Cost An Insane Amount Of Money

Rhett Jones

Is New Zealand On The Brink Of Another Major Quake?

Science & Health

4 years ago

Is New Zealand On The Brink Of Another Major Quake?

George Dvorsky

Earthquake Faults Around San Francisco Are Dangerously Interconnected

Science & Health

4 years ago

Earthquake Faults Around San Francisco Are Dangerously Interconnected

George Dvorsky

Massive Earthquake Along The San Andreas Fault Is Disturbingly Imminent

Science & Health

4 years ago

Massive Earthquake Along The San Andreas Fault Is Disturbingly Imminent

George Dvorsky

Full Moons Can Trigger Enormous Earthquakes

Science & Health

4 years ago

Full Moons Can Trigger Enormous Earthquakes

Maddie Stone

A Freak Earthquake Just Rattled The US Midwest

Science & Health

4 years ago

A Freak Earthquake Just Rattled The US Midwest

George Dvorsky

San Andreas Earthquakes Can Be Caused By The Moon And Sun

Science & Health

4 years ago

San Andreas Earthquakes Can Be Caused By The Moon And Sun

George Dvorsky

Were The Two Major Quakes Last Weekend Related?

Science & Health

4 years ago

Were The Two Major Quakes Last Weekend Related?

George Dvorsky

A Massive Alaskan Volcano Eruption Could Throw The US Into Travel Chaos

Science & Health

4 years ago

A Massive Alaskan Volcano Eruption Could Throw The US Into Travel Chaos

Alissa Walker

‘Double-Fault’ Earthquake Could Devastate Southern California

Science & Health

4 years ago

‘Double-Fault’ Earthquake Could Devastate Southern California

George Dvorsky

This Is What Japan Looks Like Five Years After The Tohoku Earthquake

Science & Health

4 years ago

This Is What Japan Looks Like Five Years After The Tohoku Earthquake

Alissa Walker

Japan Is Down To One Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Health

4 years ago

Japan Is Down To One Nuclear Power Plant

Bryan Lufkin

This New App Turns Your Phone Into A Portable Seismic Station

Mobile

4 years ago

This New App Turns Your Phone Into A Portable Seismic Station

Ria Misra

Here’s Video Proof That The US Needs An Earthquake Early Warning System

Science & Health

5 years ago

Here’s Video Proof That The US Needs An Earthquake Early Warning System

Alissa Walker

An Army Of Mini Satellites Will Scour Asia For Natural Disasters From Space

Science & Health

5 years ago

An Army Of Mini Satellites Will Scour Asia For Natural Disasters From Space

Bryan Lufkin

Architecture’s Top Prize Went To An Incredible Chilean Architect You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

Computing

5 years ago

Architecture’s Top Prize Went To An Incredible Chilean Architect You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

Alissa Walker

Induced Earthquakes In The US Could Get Pretty Nasty, Thanks To Fracking

Science & Health

5 years ago

Induced Earthquakes In The US Could Get Pretty Nasty, Thanks To Fracking

Mika McKinnon

Shattering The World Record For Fracking Earthquakes Is A Disconcerting Honour

Science & Health

5 years ago

Shattering The World Record For Fracking Earthquakes Is A Disconcerting Honour

Mika McKinnon

Earthquake-Proof Beds Might Be The Scariest Part Of A Natural Disaster

Gadgets

5 years ago

Earthquake-Proof Beds Might Be The Scariest Part Of A Natural Disaster

Andrew Liszewski

What Japan Can Teach Us About Prepping For A Major Earthquake

Science & Health

5 years ago

What Japan Can Teach Us About Prepping For A Major Earthquake

Bryan Lufkin

Entertainment

5 years ago

Warning: Don’t Instagram The Bears

Andrew Liptak

A 120-Year-Old Building Damaged In Japan’s 2011 Quake Is Reborn As This Beautiful Home

Computing

5 years ago

A 120-Year-Old Building Damaged In Japan’s 2011 Quake Is Reborn As This Beautiful Home

Bryan Lufkin

Science & Health

5 years ago

There Actually Is Sound In Outer Space

Kiona Smith-Strickland

LA High School Students Will Help Test The Region’s New Earthquake Early Warning System

Science & Health

5 years ago

LA High School Students Will Help Test The Region’s New Earthquake Early Warning System

Alissa Walker

Vibration Of Small Particles Could Trigger Aftershocks Of Earthquakes

Science & Health

5 years ago

Vibration Of Small Particles Could Trigger Aftershocks Of Earthquakes

Jamie Condliffe

Being Inside A Grocery Store During An Earthquake Is Like Being In A Horror Movie

Online

5 years ago

Being Inside A Grocery Store During An Earthquake Is Like Being In A Horror Movie

Casey Chan

It Only Takes 70,000 Dancers At Burning Man To Make An Earthquake

Science & Health

5 years ago

It Only Takes 70,000 Dancers At Burning Man To Make An Earthquake

Jennifer Ouellette

This Tiny Town Is Building A Groundbreaking Tsunami Shelter

Science & Health

5 years ago

This Tiny Town Is Building A Groundbreaking Tsunami Shelter

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Queensland And New South Wales Just Copped An Earthquake

Science & Health

5 years ago

Queensland And New South Wales Just Copped An Earthquake

Luke Hopewell

Earthquake Kits Selling Like Hotcakes After Terrifying New Yorker Story

Gadgets

5 years ago

Earthquake Kits Selling Like Hotcakes After Terrifying New Yorker Story

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Fact-Checking San Andreas With A Seismologist

Entertainment

5 years ago

Fact-Checking San Andreas With A Seismologist

Alissa Walker

Fracking Activity Is Probably Causing Earthquakes In Texas

Science & Health

5 years ago

Fracking Activity Is Probably Causing Earthquakes In Texas

Bryan Lufkin

Scientists Are Racing Across Nepal To Gather Fleeting Quake Data

Science & Health

5 years ago

Scientists Are Racing Across Nepal To Gather Fleeting Quake Data

Bryan Lufkin

The Architect Bringing Cheap, Super-Light Disaster Shelters To Nepal

Computing

5 years ago

The Architect Bringing Cheap, Super-Light Disaster Shelters To Nepal

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Machines Sensed The Nepal Earthquake From Nearly 13,000km Away

Science & Health

5 years ago

Machines Sensed The Nepal Earthquake From Nearly 13,000km Away

Kiona Smith-Strickland

Last Week, I Was Paragliding; Now I’m Delivering Aid In Nepal

Science & Health

5 years ago

Last Week, I Was Paragliding; Now I’m Delivering Aid In Nepal

Peter Volf

Why It’s So Hard To Predict Where And When Earthquakes Strike

Science & Health

5 years ago

Why It’s So Hard To Predict Where And When Earthquakes Strike

Mark Allen

Google Deploys Person Finder Tool To Aid Victims Of Nepal Earthquake

Online

5 years ago

Google Deploys Person Finder Tool To Aid Victims Of Nepal Earthquake

Maddie Stone

Devastating 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake In Nepal

Science & Health

5 years ago

Devastating 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake In Nepal

Casey Chan

Smartphones Could Fill The Gaps In An Earthquake Early Warning Network

Mobile

5 years ago

Smartphones Could Fill The Gaps In An Earthquake Early Warning Network

Alissa Walker

A 3D View Inside The Earth’s Liquid Core, Based On Earthquakes

Science & Health

5 years ago

A 3D View Inside The Earth’s Liquid Core, Based On Earthquakes

Sarah Zhang

Peer Into The Inside Of Our Planet With This Trippy Computer Simulation

Science & Health

5 years ago

Peer Into The Inside Of Our Planet With This Trippy Computer Simulation

Jamie Condliffe

Vertical Tsunami Shelters Will Help People Get To Higher Ground, Fast

Computing

6 years ago

Vertical Tsunami Shelters Will Help People Get To Higher Ground, Fast

Alissa Walker

Scientists Will Drill Directly Into A Fault In New Zealand That’s Overdue For An Earthquake

Science & Health

6 years ago

Scientists Will Drill Directly Into A Fault In New Zealand That’s Overdue For An Earthquake

Sarah Zhang

Be Prepared For The Next Big One With This DIY Earthquake Detector

Gadgets

6 years ago

Be Prepared For The Next Big One With This DIY Earthquake Detector

Alissa Walker

Why Scientists Dig Trenches To Find Hidden Fault Lines In Cities

Science & Health

6 years ago

Why Scientists Dig Trenches To Find Hidden Fault Lines In Cities

Alissa Walker

Scientists Had A 10-Second Warning Before The San Francisco Quake Hit

Science & Health

6 years ago

Scientists Had A 10-Second Warning Before The San Francisco Quake Hit

Pranav Dixit

Fitness Tracker Data Shows Who The Bay Area Earthquake Woke Up

Gadgets

6 years ago

Fitness Tracker Data Shows Who The Bay Area Earthquake Woke Up

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

California’s Drought Is So Bad, Its Mountains Rose Half An Inch

Science & Health

6 years ago

California’s Drought Is So Bad, Its Mountains Rose Half An Inch

Robert Sorokanich

Putting 400kg Of Explosives Below An Abandoned New Zealand Suburb For Science

Science & Health

6 years ago

Putting 400kg Of Explosives Below An Abandoned New Zealand Suburb For Science

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Watch A 20-Metre Concrete Bridge Survive A Simulated 6.9 Earthquake

Science & Health

6 years ago

Watch A 20-Metre Concrete Bridge Survive A Simulated 6.9 Earthquake

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Murders, Tsunamis, Bus Singing: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Online

6 years ago

Murders, Tsunamis, Bus Singing: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Alissa Walker

Earthquake Early Warning Systems Save Lives, So Why Doesn’t The US Have One?

Online

6 years ago

Earthquake Early Warning Systems Save Lives, So Why Doesn’t The US Have One?

Alissa Walker

Natural Disasters, Locks, Tires: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Online

6 years ago

Natural Disasters, Locks, Tires: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Alissa Walker

Take A Drone-Guided Tour Of The Abandoned Fukushima Exclusion Zone

Online

6 years ago

Take A Drone-Guided Tour Of The Abandoned Fukushima Exclusion Zone

Adam Clark Estes

A Timelapse Of All The Earthquakes From This Record-Breaking April

Online

6 years ago

A Timelapse Of All The Earthquakes From This Record-Breaking April

Alissa Walker

How Huge Subterranean Grids Could Protect Cities From Earthquakes

Science & Health

6 years ago

How Huge Subterranean Grids Could Protect Cities From Earthquakes

Geoff Manaugh

The Largest Earthquake In U.S. History Happened 50 Years Ago Today

Science & Health

6 years ago

The Largest Earthquake In U.S. History Happened 50 Years Ago Today

Alissa Walker

Quakebot: An Algorithm That Writes The News About Earthquakes

Science & Health

6 years ago

Quakebot: An Algorithm That Writes The News About Earthquakes

Alissa Walker

Another Reason For California To Be Scared: Earthquake Storms

Science & Health

6 years ago

Another Reason For California To Be Scared: Earthquake Storms

Alissa Walker

Scientists Unearth The Truth Behind Ultra-Creepy Earthquake Lights

Science & Health

7 years ago

Scientists Unearth The Truth Behind Ultra-Creepy Earthquake Lights

jordan kushins

There’s Over Twice As Much Magma Under Yellowstone Than We Thought

Science & Health

7 years ago

There’s Over Twice As Much Magma Under Yellowstone Than We Thought

Jamie Condliffe

A Chair That Turns Into A Brain-Protecting Helmet During Earthquakes

Gadgets

7 years ago

A Chair That Turns Into A Brain-Protecting Helmet During Earthquakes

jordan kushins

What Happens When Natural Disasters Instantly Change Our Maps?

Science & Health

7 years ago

What Happens When Natural Disasters Instantly Change Our Maps?

Alissa Walker

This Fridge’s Doors Automatically Lock Shut During An Earthquake

Gadgets

7 years ago

This Fridge’s Doors Automatically Lock Shut During An Earthquake

Andrew Liszewski

Monster Machines: Giant Shake Table Helps Design Quake-Proof Homes

Science & Health

7 years ago

Monster Machines: Giant Shake Table Helps Design Quake-Proof Homes

Andrew Tarantola

7 years ago

Scientists Replicate A San Andreas Fault Quake In Upstate New York

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

7 years ago

Tokyo Will Retrofit Its Skyscrapers To Prep For The Next Big Quake

Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

The California-Made Earthquake Alarm That Works But California Won’t Build

Gadgets

7 years ago

The California-Made Earthquake Alarm That Works But California Won’t Build

Robert Schoon

Tracking Tremors: A Brief History Of The Richter Scale

Science & Health

7 years ago

Tracking Tremors: A Brief History Of The Richter Scale

Andrew Tarantola

7 years ago

Watch This Anti-Earthquake Table Shrug Off A Violent Simulated Tremor

Andrew Liszewski

This Emergency Bear Will Provide More Than Comfort In A Natural Disaster

Gadgets

7 years ago

This Emergency Bear Will Provide More Than Comfort In A Natural Disaster

Andrew Liszewski

Emergency Torch Automatically Turns On When There’s An Earthquake

Gadgets

8 years ago

Emergency Torch Automatically Turns On When There’s An Earthquake

Andrew Liszewski

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