Biology has always been an unruly science. Cells divide when they want to. Genes switch on and off like temperamental lights.

Students who participated in the virtual Research Experience for Undergraduates at Purdue reported stronger gains in research ...

Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology, explored ancient myths and folklore about creating automation, artificial ...

A rare, ultra-long earthquake in Myanmar revealed that mature faults can deliver their full force directly to the surface. The discovery could mean stronger shaking near faults like California’s San ...

Press release from Cal Poly Humboldt: On a warm August afternoon, on a quiet side street in Arcata, a group of Cal Poly Humboldt students are taking turns swinging a sledgehammer against a small steel ...

Understand how to survive an earthquake with scientific guidance. Three Americans killed — Trump vows 'serious' retaliation America’s biggest oil field is turning into a pressure cooker Jennifer ...

Super-shear ruptures, characterized by velocities exceeding the shear wave speed, were first predicted theoretically and later observed in laboratory experiments. While a few tectonic earthquakes have ...

Drop. Cover. Hold on. That’s the three-part jingle every Californian learns to stay safe in earthquake country. Scientists forecast a more than 99% chance that earthquakes of 6.7 magnitude or larger ...

Two earthquakes of a 7.0 or greater magnitude have struck within days of each other in Alaska and Japan, prompting worries another big temblor could be on the way. The first quake hit in Alaska on Dec ...

Climate journalist Emma Pattee has been worried about the so-called big one—an off-the-charts earthquake—hitting her town in Portland, Ore., for some time now. She’s not alone: scientists estimate at ...