At the Bedretto Underground Laboratory, scientists are inducing tiny earthquakes along a natural fault zone to learn what can ...

The extraction of gas and oil by fracking—large-scale fracturing of underground rocks by injecting water, sand and ...

The controversial process of "fracking" will be halted in England due to the risks of triggering earthquakes when trying to tap shale gas reserves, the British government announced Saturday. "After ...

Small earthquakes in Ohio and Arkansas associated with hydraulic fracturing for natural gas have taken many people by surprise. Gas industry executives say there's no hard evidence that their ...

The paper suggests that solar flares disrupt Earth's magnetic field, which, in turn, causes changes in the upper atmosphere. These purportedly filter down to the forces affecting Earth's crust. It ...

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In 2023, Texas and California were nearly tied for the number of magnitude 3 and larger earthquakes, which is honestly kind of wild when you think about it. Texas isn't supposed to be earthquake ...

Did you feel the earthquake that was recorded near Lexington Thursday afternoon? You can report it to the USGS.

As if Texas didn’t already have enough disasters — floods, fires, tornadoes, explosions — it has added a new kind to the list. At around 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 8, Texas recorded the fourth-largest ...