(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Toshi Hirabayashi, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) I was preparing ...

Though everything appears to be going swimmingly for the U.S. economy and stock market, looks can be deceiving.

Some economists are predicting that US recession risk is rising, and a downturn could arrive before the year is out, but the ...

A Japanese government panel has revised its estimate of the chances of a megaquake occurring within 30 years in the Nankai Trough, off the country's Pacific Coast.

The government’s latest probability figures for a long-expected Nankai Trough megaquake show that even Japan’s best ...

I was preparing for my early morning class back in January 2025 when I received a notice regarding an asteroid called 2024 YR4. It said the probability it could hit Earth was unusually high. As ...