Most people only think about earthquakes after one happens. The news cycle kicks in, the footage rolls, and for a few days ...

Every year, thousands of discarded artificial satellites are orbiting the planet, with an increasing number falling back into Earth’s atmosphere. Most of these objects will be destroyed before they ...

California reinstituted an ambitious plan to study dangerous earthquake faults and create zoning maps that could restrict development. In July, the California Geological Survey began to zone the Santa ...