The first “Big One” earthquake in more than a decade has rattled the world. What if it had happened anywhere else? Say, California? Or Japan?

Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada’s speech at Davos last week sent shock waves through the international community. The ...

Fire has always been a part of the ecology in some parts of the world, including much of California. Wildfires naturally ...

A small town in California was hit by earthquakes once every 22 years for over a century, setting the stage for a major seismic experiment in the 1980s and 90s. But the quake ended up being 11 years ...

In the last five years, the average premium in the state has gone up 65%, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Colorado is now one of the top ten most expensive states in ...

Concrete fiber does greater than boost strength– it resolves numerous troubles simultaneously. Typical concrete shrinks as it ...

One year after massive wildfires devastated the southern coast of California, residents are laser-focused on rebuilding. But as they weigh the need for speed against the desire to build back better, ...

Ancient structures like Göbekli Tepe and the pyramids of Giza have endured seismic activity for thousands of years. Their ...

ONCE more, the recent Quetta earthquake has emphasised the importance of erecting none but earthquake-proof buildings in a district subject to destructive shocks. The few houses in Quetta that could ...

New research reveals that the highest tsunamis in history were caused by sudden landslides, not earthquakes, leaving ...

Self-compacting high-performance concrete has till now suffered from one weakness: when exposed to fire it flakes and splits, which reduces its loadbearing capacity. Scientists in Switzerland have now ...