The dinosaurs were wiped out by an asteroid, but does that mean we risk suffering the same fate - and should you be worried about the possibility? Leah Crane sets the matter straight ...

The Trump administration decided this year to stop updating a federal database that tracked the cost of extreme weather, compiling an annual list of hurricanes, wildfires, and other disasters that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Natural disasters have a way of reminding us just how unpredictable and powerful nature can be. Some events in history sound like ...

Humanity lives on a thin edge: we barely scratch beneath the crust of our planet and routinely travel only within less than 10 miles of the atmosphere. So when you think about it, every day that life ...

On Earth Day, April 22, a film screening and panel discussing natural disasters’ impact on disability community will take place at Tampa Theater. This event is hosted by YES! of America United, in ...

Scientists say that this trailblazing satellite will be able to scan the entire Earth every 12 days, giving us the most detailed picture yet of its surface. The NYSA satellite will circle Earth 24/7 ...

Co-authors John Mutter and Sonali Deraniyagala explain why an interdisciplinary approach is necessary to understand these connections.

In September 2023, aseismic signal of unprecedented nature began to echo across the globe, sending shockwaves of curiosity and concern through the scientific community. This was no ordinary tremor.

Researchers are working on an artificial intelligence model that can recognize landslides. University of Cambridge scientists in the U.K. hope that this AI model will find landslides after extreme ...

It was meant to raise awareness of our planet's environmental problems. Fifty-five years later, when we talk about the environment and nature, we're also talking about climate change. It's an issue ...

El Salvador’s community drills make disaster response a team effort. Here’s a harsh truth: research shows 68 million people were at risk in 2018. Yet, most plans have few options, like a streaming ...