Chinese hydroelectric power plans in Tibet threaten to destabilize the Himalayan region’s ecology and politics.

Experts say portions of the continent are pulling apart, creating the possibility that the Horn of Africa will become an ...

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

DEHRADUN: Uttarkashi district, known for its high seismic sensitivity, has experienced nine earthquakes over the past 20 days ...

These crustal collisions occur gradually over millions of years, yet have a profound impact in reshaping the Earth's surface.

An earthquake of 41 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted Tibet on Sunday a statement by the National Center of Seismology ...

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet at a depth of 10 km on February 2, 2025, according to the National Center of ...

Understanding plate tectonics is key to grasping how the Earth’s geology works and how oceans and continents came to be. These massive slabs, part of the lithosphere, meet at their edges where all the ...

These mountains are surrounded by a “graveyard” of tectonic plates that were transported there by a process called “subduction,” where one tectonic plate sinks below another and descends nearly ...

behind the Himalayas. Although this immense chain, stretching for about 600 miles, is one of the mighty mountain ranges of the earth, and forms the northern watershed of the great Brahmaputra ...

Taylor Freitas is a freelance writer and has contributed to publications including LA Weekly, Safety.com, and Hospitality Technology. She holds a B.A. in Print and Digital Journalism from the ...

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolted San Francisco, Southern Leyte on Thursday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). In its updated bulletin, PHIVOLCS ...