More seismic energy was released in 2025 than at any time in the last 14 years, but the global death toll was well below the ...

The first “Big One” earthquake in more than a decade has rattled the world. What if it had happened anywhere else? Say, ...

Twenty-one years after the 2004 tsunami almost wiped out Ban Nam Khem, the small fishing village is coping with changing geological, demographic and employment woes while struggling to keep its way of ...

The Indian Ocean region is undergoing a profound geopolitical transformation. From a relatively peripheral theater, it has ...

Following economic catastrophe and political turmoil, the 22-million nation astonished the world with a peaceful and democratic transition of power. Yet, amid US tariffs and a devastating cyclone, a ...

When a huge earthquake struck near Kamchatka, the SWOT satellite captured an unprecedented, high-resolution view of the resulting tsunami as it crossed the Pacific. The data revealed the waves were ...

A strong earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday, but no major damage or life-threatening injuries were reported.

Multiple earthquakes struck western Japan on Tuesday, local time, centered in Shimane Prefecture and neighboring Tottori ...

There are some works of art that even the most uncultured philistines of today’s culture can recognize. Van Gogh’s “Starry Night,” Munch’s “The Scream,” and of course, da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa.” And on ...

A strong earthquake hit western Japan on Tuesday but there was no danger of a tsunami. The prefectural capital of Matsue and nearby cities, including some in the neighboring Tottori prefecture, were ...

Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, which has sat dormant for more than a decade following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, in a pivotal ...