Global Affairs

Powerful 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Mexican Coast; Regional Tsunami Alert Issued

A high-magnitude seismic event has rattled Central America, renewing trauma and triggering emergency protocols across Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador....

Science and Environment

The Slippery Fault: How a Hidden Clay Layer Fueled the 2011 Japan Mega-Tsunami

For years, seismologists operated under a set of established geological assumptions regarding the mechanics of "megathrust" earthquakes. The prevailing wisdom...

Science and Environment

Unveiling the Hidden Physics of the Ocean: How a NASA Satellite Rewrote the Tsunami Playbook

When a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, it triggered more than...