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"From catch to plate, this Canadian salmon is smoked to perfection for an unforgettable meal." Wong Siew Hai from Malaysia ...
Tsunamis have hit Washington and the Puget Sound region in the past, and they will happen again in the future.
Deep beneath the surface of our planet, from the Himalayas to East Africa and from the Atlantic seafloor to the Indian Ocean, ...
Two earthquakes hit the area between Fiji and New Zealand on April 14 morning. The first quake measured 6.5, and the second ...
A long-lost slab of Earth’s crust may be pulling away the bottom of the oldest part of North America, scientists say ...
The USGS issued a tsunami warning along the Papua New Guinea coastline after the temblor on Saturday morning local time.
In this type of fault, the block of rock above the fault plane, known as the hanging wall, moves downward relative to the block below, called the footwall. Normal faults are typically found at ...
With a computer rendering, he helped scientists understand that the earth, with its shifting tectonic plates, is “an ...
The deadly Myanmar earthquake last week was the biggest among a number of smaller quakes that rocked the region.
The earthquake occurred when a 200-kilometer (125-mile) section of the fault ruptured, causing widespread damage along a wide swath of territory down the middle of the country, including Sagaing, ...
Earth is the only known planet which has plate tectonics today. The constant movement of these giant slabs of rock over the planet's magma creates continents - and may have even helped create life.