Bacteria Could Harden Shaky Soil in Slide, Quake Areas, Scientists Say
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Scientists have coaxed a common soil bacteria into strengthening the ground it lives in, raising the prospect of new construction techniques for stabilizing slopes or reducing earthquake damage.
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A warning center such as those used  along the Pacific Rim could have saved most of the thousands of  people who died in Asia's earthquake and tsunami, a U.S.  Geological Survey official said on Sunday.
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The number of small earthquakes at Mount St. Helens increased on Thursday, prompting scientists to warn there is a 70 percent chance of eruption in next few days.
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Inside a University of Colorado lab, simulated earthquakes rattle steel beams. Frequently, the beams shatter, mortar walls crumble and welds break.
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Geologists describe Sunday&#39;s powerful earthquake in the Indian Ocean as a once-in-a-generation event. The US Geological Survey says the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that triggered the devastating
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BERKELEY, Calif. Scientists at UC Berkeley say tremors deep under the San Andreas Fault may help them predict future earthquakes. The head of the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory says the tremors were detected
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Sydney - The massive earthquake that unleashed deadly tidal waves across southeast Asia may have been triggered by a smaller quake last week off Australia&#39;s island state of Tasmania, a seismologist said on Monday.
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The deadly Asian quake may have permanently accelerated the Earth&#39;s rotation, shortening days by a fraction of a second, US scientists have said.
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South Island residents can expect a swarm of strong aftershocks over the next two to four days, Dunedin-based GNS geologist Simon Cox said.
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A strong earthquake shook the Parkfield area in southern Monterey County on Tuesday morning -- a temblor that scientists have been waiting for since 1988.
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Scientists from the US Geological Survey report that small earthquakes have registered about once a minute for the past several weeks.
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Mysterious tremors deep beneath the San Andreas Fault near the quake-prone town of Parkfield are shaking the earth&#39;s brittle crust, far below the region where earthquakes normally strike -- and scientists say they can&#39;t understand what&#39;s happening or what
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After 100 years of speculation, scientists have finally found proof that strong tides can trigger earthquakes. The link was confirmed by a trio of researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles
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SEATTLE - Seismologists believe there&#39;s an increased likelihood of a &quot;hazardous event&quot; at Mount St. Helens due to recent changes in the mountain&#39;s seismic activity.
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A strong earthquake that scientists had expected since the 1980s finally happened Tuesday near Parkfield, rocking Central California along a heavily monitored part of the San Andreas fault.
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Japanese researchers have discovered a new and sluggish kind of seismic activity that helps reveal the inner workings of faults capable of producing massive earthquakes like the one that generated the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Scientists say they have new evidence to support the belief that Crohn&#39;s disease, an irritable bowel condition that affects a half-million Americans, has a bacterial origin.