A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make ...

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An earthquake typically sets off ruptures that ripple out from its underground origins. But on rare occasions, seismologists ...

A preliminary magnitude-3.6 earthquake was reported late Tuesday morning near Banning in Riverside County. Shaking was reported in Banning, Lake Elsinore, San jacinta, Yucaipa, Hemet, Palm Springs and ...

The human tragedies and environmental consequences of Japan’s most powerful earthquake in 2011, which caused a disaster at Fukushima nuclear plant A worker dons protective clothing to guard against ...

A tense return to the disaster foregrounds the heroism of the ‘Fukushima 50’ while raising questions about corporate secrecy and nuclear safety ...

From high-end boutiques to housing in disaster zones with beer-crate foundations, the Japanese architect creates with things people throw away. What will his distillery in whisky’s holy land look like ...

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You might expect Shigeru Ban to be a fascinating speaker – the Pritzker prize-winning Japanese architecture master has been ...

*HBO Documentary Films has unveiled the official trailer for “Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare,” a feature-length documentary examining the aftermath of Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster. The film is ...