Due to this phenomenon, the Pacific Ocean basin is currently shrinking by about 2.5 cm (1 in) per year on three sides, ...

On Dec. 26, 2004, an earthquake-triggered tsunami raced across the Indian Ocean with 40-foot-high waves slamming into India, ...

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The North African country, one of the cradles of civilization, hides places unknown to many. Visitors can discover the ...

“Racial inequities and injustices continue to plague the TB response even today. Most of the TB burden is in poor countries (low- and middle-income countries) in the Global South. Even in the rich ...

Insects emerged from the ground, the moon eclipsed the sun, a purse full of cereal was spotted and Chicago fell in love with ...

The Lares Trek in Peru is an off-the-beaten-path alternative to the famous Inca Trail. Stretching 35 kilometres, it takes ...

1818: Official reopening of the White House in Washington DC. On the same day, Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein; or, The Modern ...

Valentin Gonzalez was just 7 years old when he picked up a vihuela for the first time. Now the mariachi teacher is working to ...

A 6.2 magnitude Richter earthquake struck a group of South Atlantic islands on Wednesday. The earthquake struck at a depth of 77.7 kilometers (48.2 miles) off the South Sandwich Islands ...

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck El Salvador on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said.

CAPE TOWN, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- A moderate earthquake struck western South Africa early Sunday, with tremors reported across several regions. The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the magnitude ...