The conflict in the Middle East is causing the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market,” the ...

One fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas shipments typically pass through the narrow Strait of Hormuz on their ...

A continental collision trapped oil within what is today Iran. The same collision explains why that oil is trapped behind the Strait of Hormuz now ...

A 3.2 magnitude earthquake struck part of Glenn County Friday night. No reports of anyone feeling the earthquake have been logged on the USGS website.

Just as geology created the conditions for human habitation in the Fertile Crescent, those same tectonic movements created ...

The North Sea is one of the most thoroughly mapped patches of seabed on the planet, a consequence of decades of intensive oil and gas exploration. Yet, for years, a violent secret remained hidden ...

Far from ordinary beaches, Iran's Hormuz Island in the Strait of Hormuz stuns with mineral-rich rainbow landscapes, crimson ...

While they can’t say for certain, Hastings Utilities Department employees are wondering if two recent water main breaks in the city had anything to do with three earthquakes reported less ...

A new study highlights the volcanic Rimae Bode region as a scientifically promising destination for China's first crewed moon landing mission, which the nation wants to achieve by 2030.

Four earthquakes up to magnitude 4.0 shook Louisiana, raising questions about hidden faults, seismic risks, and the region’s rarely studied geology.

Welcome to your seismic update from across the state for the week of March 4, brought to you by the Alaska Earthquake Center, where we monitor ground shaking 24-7.

Scientists are piecing together what they learned from the quake and the 4000-plus aftershocks that continue to rattle the ...