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

Tsunamis pose a risk to the entirety of the California coast. But should a major one strike, how bad could it be?

A new simulation by researchers shows how a neutron star violently cracks seconds before vanishing into a black hole.

Across the cosmos, many stars can be found in pairs, gracefully circling one another. Yet one of the most dramatic pairings ...

A SpaceX spacecraft has caused a sonic boom over California as it returned to Earth's atmosphere, and some on social media initially mistook the sound for an earthquake. One even thought a bomb ...

A series of moderate earthquakes, including a 4.4 magnitude temblor, struck early Monday morning off the coast of Northern California, according to the United States Geological Survey. At least ...

Another boat tried to tow the sailboat, which flipped onto its side, the Coast Guard said. Photo from U.S. Coast Guard Rescuers saved eight people from a sinking sailboat in San Francisco Bay, the ...

Theo Burman is a Newsweek Live News Reporter based in London, U.K. He writes about U.S. politics and international news, with a focus on infrastructure and technology. He has covered technological ...

A 2003 earthquake in Paso Robles toppled buildings, resulting in two deaths. Most of California’s unreinforced ... That’s showing up after the fact to help pick up the pieces.