Stanford researchers have uncovered evidence that deep underwater earthquakes can spur the growth of massive phytoplankton ...

LATEST Nov. 27, 10:20 a.m. Another earthquake hit The Geysers area at 9:11 a.m. on Thursday, measuring preliminarily at magnitude 3.9. This latest quake's epicenter was even closer to The Geysers, ...

Alaska is the most earthquake-prone region in the U.S. A 6.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Alaska early Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck at 8:11 a.m. local ...

Multiple earthquakes struck Santa Clara County on Wednesday morning within minutes of each other, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The first was recorded at 6:16 a.m. with a 4.0 magnitude, ...

We tend to think earthquakes are predominantly driven by deep-Earth forces. But in Kenya’s Lake Turkana Rift, researchers recently found that as surface water levels dropped roughly 100 to 150 meters ...

Researchers have investigated how earthquakes impacted underground life in Yellowstone, where they thrive far from the Sun’s warmth and energy. In a study published yesterday in the journal PNAS Nexus ...

Ever wondered how the Tetons were formed? Jackson Hole Mountain Resort dives into the geology behind the legendary range and how they built a ski area on top of it. Few ski areas are as visually ...

Few ski areas are as visually iconic as Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming. Situated at one end of the Teton range, Rendezvous Peak drops more than 4,000 feet to the valley's floor, scaled in part ...

An aerial image shows a part of Turkana South Island in Lake Turkana, the world's largest desert lake, in northern Kenya. Credit - AFP—Getty Images Climate change does its damage in a lot of ...

No one knows when the next major earthquake will strike. In the meantime, researchers are working to understand how these events could disrupt access to health care in densely populated regions—and ...

An earthquake swarm hit the San Francisco Bay Area on Sunday morning. The cluster of up to eight quakes, ranging from 2.5 to 3.8 on the Richter scale, first occurred from 9:38am to 9:41am around ...