Predicting earthquakes has long been an unattainable fantasy. Factors like odd animal behaviors that have historically been thought to forebode earthquakes are not supported by empirical evidence. As ...

Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists ...

A team at Los Alamos National Laboratory used machine learning — an application of artificial intelligence — to detect the hidden signals that precede an earthquake. The findings at the Kīlauea ...

Scientists have built a lab model that visually tracks how microscopic contact points between fault surfaces evolve during earthquake cycles, revealing the hidden mechanics behind both the slow ...

When talking about squeezing rocks together, Prof. Gregory McLaskey Ph.D ’05, civil engineering, gets a glimmer in his eyes. Using the world’s largest rock squeezing machine, McLaskey researches the ...

This map depicts the predicted types of soil in Tokyo with an unprecedented level of detail. Such maps are essential for urban planning and earthquake risk assessment, as they reveal areas that are ...