With better technology, we could further shorten the time between an earthquake and when the tsunami warning goes out.

Twenty years after the deadliest wave in recorded history, most oceans have warning systems and communities have learned how best to escape the danger.

Here is a look at tsunamis. Tsunamis are formed by a displacement of water – a landslide, earthquake, volcanic eruption, or slippage of the boundary between two of the earth’s tectonic plates – slabs ...

It remains unclear why animals behave this way, with Mr Wikelski suggesting that the movement of tectonic plates throwing ... 2,000 miles between Europe and Africa every year.

A team of scientists have begun exploring whether dogs, goats and other farmyard animals are able to predict natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes ... suggesting that the ...

Did microbes ever live on Mars? Did an "elevator" help build Egypt’s first pyramid? Some signs pointed to yes this year, but confirmation is still needed.

The world's oldest rocks are spread across the globe and paint a picture of Earth's turbulent early history. Here are some of the most notable and important formations scientists have discovered.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake has jolted a large area of ... seismically active part of the state since it’s where three tectonic plates meet, seismologist Lucy Jones said on the social media ...

But could dogs be able to detect natural disasters like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions ... it could be because of the movement of tectonic plates throwing “ions from the rocks into the ...

Europe and Africa are planning something quite out of the ordinary ... but the depth of the ocean and the moving tectonic plates make it one of the most difficult. The pressure from the water can also ...

An earthquake happens when the tectonic plates get stuck at their edges due to friction ... While famine tends to strike poorer countries, like those in sub-Saharan Africa or South Asia, drought can ...

Manila: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near General Luna, Surigao del Norte, early Saturday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of ...