Earthquakes of magnitude 8.5 and larger are rare beasts on our planet and only 17 have been recorded since the era of ...

Earthquakes don't just shake the ground, they can also shift rivers, damage stop banks and raise the risk of flooding for ...

It’s an exciting time in the world of civil engineering and construction. The advent of 3D printing technology has now made ...

Two projects from the Arab World exemplify the potential of AI-driven approaches to disaster response and displacement monitoring.

MIT scientists have unraveled the hidden energy balance of earthquakes by recreating them in the lab. Their findings show that while only a sliver of energy goes into the shaking we feel on the ...

On August 31 at midnight, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Afghanistan's eastern Kunar Province near the Pakistan border.

The experiment, which will take place on 19 September, demonstrates the potential of high-performance computing ...

A few weeks later, smoke and flames fanned out the window of the building's ninth floor. The researchers had returned for fire testing to see how a building damaged by earthquakes would withstand a ...

California's wildfire season is no longer seasonal—it's a year-round threat that continues to grow. According to Cal Fire, in ...

California is one of the most active earthquake regions in the world. The San Andreas Fault, a 1,300-kilometer-long fracture ...