A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has jolted northwest Venezuela, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake struck on Wednesday with its epicenter near the community of Mene Grande. This area ...

The Himalayas are sending clear warning signals and calling for drastic policy changes and strict enforcement of laws.

If and when a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake hits the Portland region, soil liquefaction could dramatically worsen the damage, leading buildings to tilt, roads to buckle and utility lines to ...

At the center of nuclear reactors across the United States, a new type of chromium-coated fuel is being used to make the reactors more efficient and ...

We previously covered one such “gravity telescope” with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). Another one is the Japanese project Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector (KAGRA).

Up to 98 percent of the energy of an earthquake goes into flash heating rocks, not shaking the ground, new research shows. The finding could help yield better earthquake forecasts ...

Imaging living in a home where the actual walls have the capacity to store energy and run all the electrical devices and ...

The oyster shell concrete attracts young oysters looking for homes. After they grow up and reproduce, their offspring spread ...

Air-conditioning demand in buildings is in large part driven by the cement used for their construction, which tends to absorb infrared radiation and store it as heat. A more sustainable cooling ...

President Donald Trump assailed the United Nations and other countries in a grievance-laden speech that accused the world body of offering nothing but “empty words,” labeled climate ...

Maryland higher education leaders say the Trump administration’s funding cuts are having a massive impact, noting millions of canceled research grants and possible missed educational opportunities for ...

The construction of the University of Louisville’s upcoming “Health Sciences Simulation Center and Collaboration Hub” at the ...