A 7.0 magnitude earthquake has rocked Alaska on Saturday, Dec. 6, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake occurred at 11:41 a.m. local time in northeast of Yakutat, ...

The chatter in recent years about needing to rewrite the accounting narrative to attract more students does not tell the whole tale. There’s a larger story that faculty can cite to pique the interest ...

High above the North Pole, in a slice of atmosphere rarely noticed and even less understood, a transformation is underway. Over the next 10 days, changes in the stratosphere will upend weather ...

The initial magnitude scale was established by Greek astronomer Hipparchus around 135 B.C.E., categorizing approximately 850 stars into six ranges from 1st (brightest) to 6th (faintest) magnitude.

An investigator has found that the head of a government agency tasked with supporting federal courts has engaged in harassment of an employee for her “mismanagement” of another harassment complaint, ...

At least 20 people have died after an earthquake struck northern Afghanistan, local authorities say, with the toll expected to rise as rescue efforts continue. Hundreds have also been left injured, ...

Manila, Philippines — A 7.4-magnitude earthquake Friday morning off the southern Philippines killed at least two people, damaged a hospital and schools, knocked out power and prompted evacuations of ...

A powerful offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 struck the central Philippines late Tuesday, collapsing walls of houses and buildings, killing at least 20 people and injuring many others, ...

Here's what we know about what caused the earthquake off Russia's Far East and why the tsunami it generated weren't as big as anticipated. The aerial view of the city of Severo-Kurilsk shows flooding ...

It is the most powerful quake since the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan that triggered a 50-foot tsunami and the nuclear disaster at Fukushima. By Yan Zhuang and Martin Fackler The colossal ...

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake — one of the most powerful in recorded history — struck off the coast of Russia Tuesday, prompting tsunami watches and warnings around the globe. But how does it measure up ...

Experts say vertical ocean floor movement determines tsunami size. When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Tuesday, officials warned that damaging tsunami waves could ...