China has reopened its market to seafood from Japan after a nearly two-year ban over the discharge of slightly radioactive wastewater from the tsunami-destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant ...

The last several days have been an opportunity to meet really smart people from so many different disciplines and different regions,” Lori Dengler writes this week.

Yale University ecologists reveal a lizard lineage that rode out the dinosaur-killing asteroid event with unexpected ...

Yucatan's Chicxulub crater marks one of our universe's most momentous historical events: when an asteroid strike killed 75% ...

Amid all the possibilities and ethical questions raised by the growing trove of artificial intelligence tools at the disposal of professors and students, the technology's true impact will depend on ...

Geoscientists have published a large review paper in the journal Science that highlights the capacity of current models to ...

Rare but powerful inland tsunamis—triggered by landslides, glacial calving, or lakequakes—could strike five U.S. states near ...

Near-shore tsunamis, those triggered by earthquakes just off the coast, could pose a particularly dire risk for California’s ...

Mega tsunamis are rare, but they’re not science fiction. Geological records prove they've happened, and with the growing impact of climate change, they could happen again.

A mega tsunami is vastly larger and more destructive than a regular tsunami—reaching heights over 1,000 feet and capable of wiping out coastal cities in minutes. Scientists study these rare ...

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Understanding Tsunamis: How These Powerful Waves Form And Impact Coasts A 7.0 earthquake near California prompted a tsunami warning on Thursday, which was later lifted.