After a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake near Russia triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific, Japan’s buildings once again stood firm. Here’s why Japanese construction rarely crumbles—thanks to ...

The earthquake that struck off the coast of Russia late Tuesday registered 8.8 on the Richter scale and ensuing tsunami has ...

STEVEN CHU is Professor of Molecular and Cellular Physiology and of Energy Science and Engineering at Stanford University and ...

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President Trump announced today that many goods imported into the U.S. from Brazil would immediately face a 50 percent tax. It is the highest tariff currently in place that the president has imposed ...

A sign for a Tsunami Evacuation Route in Valparaiso, Chile, on July 30, 2025. Credit - Cristobal Basaure Araya—SOPA ...

A joint venture (JV) between Boskalis and Allseas has secured a contract worth roughly €1.2bn ($1.39bn) from Taiwan's CPC for the development of a new offshore gas pipeline, intended to enhance energy ...

A dramatic face-off between a squirrel and a rattlesnake at a California wildlife refuge has gone viral after being caught on ...

INVEST in your besties—this is the advice of Arlin Cuncic, MA, founder of About Social Anxiety, a website that offers help to individuals with social anxiety disorder. “In an age where many of us ...

By building a gigantic dam just before the river exits Chinese-controlled territory, Beijing gains the power to manipulate cross-border flows.

The surprise move puts Apple’s rapidly expanding manufacturing and export plans in India under pressure, just as shipments to ...