Beneath Earth s surface, nearly 3,000 kilometers down, lies a mysterious layer where seismic waves speed up inexplicably. For ...

Scientists have built a lab model that visually tracks how microscopic contact points between fault surfaces evolve during ...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Central Mountains had numerous earthquakes occur Friday, all in connection to the ongoing earthquake swarm in the area. Several of Friday’s quakes registered above magnitude 3, ...

As Utah’s “geological clock” continues to tick closer and closer to its next big earthquake, researchers at the University of ...

More than 25 million cubic yards of rock and ice broke loose and plunged into Greenland's Dickson Fjord, creating a ...

Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault ...

A key data release may underline how the US oil industry is reining in production growth in response to lower prices.

A minor, 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological ...

The study examines the potential of geothermal energy – the natural heat simmering beneath the Earth’s surface – as a major ...

Fracking operations were halted at a well pad in Noble County after the Ohio Department of Natural Resources measured a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — An undersea 6.1-magnitude earthquake scale struck off the Greek island of Crete early Thursday and was felt across the Aegean Sea, but there were no immediate reports of ...