A minor earthquake struck in Illinois on Tuesday, Jan. 20, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 3.8 magnitude quake ...

The abundance of natural resources on the largest island on Earth is tied to its hugely varied geological history over the past four billion years ...

A light, 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The quake caused serious shaking in many parts of the Coachella Valley, located about 130 miles east of Los Angeles.

Marine turbidites are layers of mud and sand deposited on the deep ocean floor by massive underwater landslides and are often ...