October 21, 2015 Well water may contain earthquake warning signs Spikes in sodium and hydrogen in well water warned of mounting strain before two Iceland earthquakes, geologists say
October 21, 2015 2012 could break record for fewest tornadoes Tornado season got off to a record start this year, with more twisters by mid-April than ever seen for that period since records began in 1950. After May, though, the number of tornadoes dropped off to a historic low.
October 21, 2015 Lava flows toward homes on Hawaii's Big Island Residents in a rural, isolated region of Hawaii's Big Island still reeling from a recent tropical storm turned their attention to a potential new disaster Thursday as scientists warned that a la...
October 21, 2015 New study suggests 42 states at risk for earthquakes A new study by the U.S. geological society suggests 42 states have a reasonable chance of experiencing damaging ground shaking from an earthquake in the next 50 years.
October 21, 2015 How extinct undersea volcanoes trigger rare 'tsunami earthquakes' How unusual slow earthquakes can spawn powerful tsunamis is a long-standing mystery that researchers may have finally solved.
October 21, 2015 Pompeii-like eruption fossilized dinos in death poses A mass grave in a Chinese lakebed contains the extremely well-preserved fossils of dinosaurs, mammals and early birds, but the cause of the animals' death has long puzzled scientists
October 21, 2015 Was 5.6-magnitude 2011 Okla. earthquake man-made? If man-made, it is the most powerful quake to be blamed on deep injections of wastewater, according to a study published Tuesday by the journal Geology.
October 21, 2015 Italian scientists appeal earthquake manslaughter verdict The six scientists and one government official convicted of manslaughter over statements they made before a 2009 earthquake that killed 309 in the town of L'Aquila, Italy, have filed appeals against the verdict
October 21, 2015 Dino-killing impact remade plant kingdom, too The killer meteorite that extinguished the dinosaurs also torched North America's forests and plants.
October 21, 2015 Hidden Napa earthquake faults found by NASA radar The Aug. 24 Napa earthquake woke several small, previously unrecognized Napa Valley faults, according to the first results from a high-flying NASA radar instrument.