Japan is edging closer to approving the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant — the first time it would operate ...

Seismologists have long feared that a powerful quake is overdue on the major tectonic faults that ring Bangladesh. They now ...

Why do some earthquakes release more energy than others? A research team led by Prof. Dr. Armin Dielforder from the ...

If approved, it would be the first time Japanese utility company Tepco recommences nuclear reactor operations since its ...

Niigata Governor Hanazumi Hideyo approved the restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant on November 21.The ...

Learn how subduction zones form, drive massive earthquakes, create volcanoes, and shape Earth’s surface through powerful ...

Evacuation drills to transport residents to safety by sea and air due to a nuclear plant accident have been canceled more ...

Just because animals and plants are returning to the Chernobyl nuclear accident site, it does not mean there were no wildlife ...

America's early warning system for devastating natural disasters is about to go dark, leaving millions of people without ...

Though earthquake insurance coverage is widely available, take-up is as low as 4% to 7% in Quebec and 50% to 65% in British ...

Dozens of earthquakes struck near Japan on Monday following a cluster of seismic activity that rocked the area over the ...

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan's Iwate Prefecture at 5:03 p.m. local time on Sunday.