New research finds the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults in Southern California are more stressed now than at any time in 1,000 years, raising long-term earthquake risk for millions. Scientists ...

The Hayward fault line has not had a major earthquake since 1868, but new simulations designed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have found the Bay ...

The origin of turtles has always been a bit of a puzzle for scientists who study the evolution of animals. To this day, where they fit in the tree of life remains a highly debated topic. The ...

The Trump administration and Democratic state leaders are blaming each other for what everyone agrees is a big problem. The president has targeted California and Gov. Gavin Newsom in particular. By ...

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Keeping up with home maintenance like trimming trees, cleaning out gutters or fixing loose steps is often seen as part of being a responsible homeowner. But in some cities, routine upkeep can come ...

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A video of an electrical fire engulfing a Christmas tree at a shopping centre in China's southwestern Sichuan province has been misrepresented online as Muslims committing arson in Britain during the ...

Drop. Cover. Hold on. That’s the three-part jingle every Californian learns to stay safe in earthquake country. Scientists forecast a more than 99% chance that earthquakes of 6.7 magnitude or larger ...

Scientists discovered that deep earthquake faults can heal far faster than expected, sometimes within hours. Slow slip events in Cascadia reveal repeated fault movements that only make sense if the ...

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for all eight episodes of “All Her Fault,” now streaming on Peacock. In the final moments of Peacock’s twisty limited series “All Her Fault,” Peter Irvine ...