A Chinese spacecraft that burned up high over Los Angeles created a sonic trail detected by ground-based sensors.

Now, scientists have potentially discovered a new material—indium selenide—that skips this process and could require up to 1 ...

As 2024 comes to an end, scientists have had an exciting year uncovering Earth's secrets! From solving age-old mysteries to ...

Devils Hole in Death Valley National Park saw some rare waves last week after an earthquake in northern California sent ...

Earthquakes are most common along fault lines, which are fractures that allow the plates to move. Earthquakes occur when two ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake was felt across the Bay Area and all the way to the Nevada-California border, where it also ...

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake occurred off the northern coast of California just south of Eureka at 12:44 p.m. CST Thursday.

At a critical point, these deformations spread rapidly and collide, creating sound waves that resonate throughout the material—not unlike seismic waves after an earthquake. Then, the avalanche ...

Earthquakes occur when two plates suddenly slip past each other, setting off seismic waves that cause the planet's surface to shake, according to the USGS. An earthquake is what happens when the ...

Signals of seismic surface waves were observed entering Oklahoma from 12:57 to 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Here's what it looked like: ...

Signals of seismic surface waves were observed entering Oklahoma from 12:57 to 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon after traveling more than 1,500 miles. A tsunami warning that was issued for the California ...