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May 2, 2016

Volcano megafloods may have formed Europe鈥檚 mightiest waterfall

The canyon that holds Europe's most powerful waterfall may have been formed in a flash by just a few monster floods, new research suggests

May 2, 2016

650-year drought triggered ancient city's abandonment

A once-thriving Mesoamerican metropolis dried up about 1,000 years ago when below-average rainfall triggered centuries-long droughts that largely prompted people to abandon the city for greener opportunities, a new study finds

April 28, 2016

Can you outrun a supervolcano? Maybe, study finds

Can you outrun a supervolcano? New evidence from an ancient eruption suggests the answer is a surprising yes

April 28, 2016

Is the Doomsday Clock still relevant?

Seven minutes to midnight. Five minutes to midnight. Three minutes to midnight

April 18, 2016

New hospital in San Francisco will rely on 'goo' to ride out next quake

San Francisco鈥檚 newest hospital will have a unique protection against earthquakes like the one that devastated the city 110 years ago today, or the temblors that rocked Ecuador and Japan in recent days: goo.

March 29, 2016

USGS: Risk of earthquakes in 2016 increases, especially in Oklahoma

The ground east of the Rockies is far more likely to shake this year with damaging though not deadly earthquakes, federal seismologists report in a new risk map for 2016. Much of that is a man-made byproduct of drilling for energy.

March 24, 2016

Glimpses of the Caribbean's modern-day Pompeii

Known among locals simply as 鈥渢he volcano,鈥� Soufri猫re Hills on the Caribbean island of Montserrat roared to life in 1995 after decades of inactivity, causing many residents of the island's capital city, Plymouth, to flee. Today, Plymouth and its environs stand abandoned and frozen in time, looking like the set of an apocalyptic sci-fi movie.

February 9, 2016

Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes Chile, no damage reported

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck Chile's central region, shaking buildings in the capital of Santiago. But no damage or injuries have been reported and authorities are discounting the possibility of a tsunami hitting the country's long coast.

February 3, 2016

Scientists solve 50-year-old mystery of Alaska tsunami

For 50 years, scientists struggled to understand what sparked a devastating tsunami that leveled a remote village in Alaska following the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake.

December 8, 2015

Deadly Pakistan quake creates new island

A new island appeared off Pakistan after a deadly 7.7-magnitude quake struck Tuesday afternoon in Baluchistan province's Awaran district -- a dirt-poor expanse of land that is roughly the size of Wales.