WASHINGTON (AP) — Frayed by tariff wars and political battles, the academic ties between the U.S. and China are now facing ...

The J.C. Ames had a storied history on the Great Lakes until 1923. Now, it's the first confirmed shipwreck discovery so far this season.

“We do have cases where human activities can result in earthquakes that could really hurt people,” he said. The largest fracking-induced earthquake, Brudzinski said, was a 5.8 magnitude ...

The largest of those was a magnitude 4.7 earthquake near Knoxville in November 1973.More recently, two tremors struck the seismic zone in December 2018. One was a 4.4 magnitude earthquake that was ...

It was the seventh earthquake with a 4.0 magnitude or greater since 1900 and the first since a 4.4-magnitude quake hit Decatur in 2018. The largest earthquake in East Tennessee since 1900 was a 4. ...

The Barlow's portable planetarium is the largest in Wisconsin, holding about 40 people and spanning 15 feet high and 25 feet wide. It cost $70,000 -- $58,000 of which came from a grant.

Learn about the most critical errors people tend to make when faced with the dangers of an earthquake. Here is how California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to address a $12 billion budget shortfall Map ...

The Great Alaska Earthquake was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the United States. Its violent tremors reshaped ...

Earthquakes with magnitudes of 3.5 to 5.4 are typically felt but rarely cause damage. Those over 5.5 are likely to cause some damage to buildings. The largest earthquake in East Tennessee since ...

Two smaller quakes, located northeast of the largest, registered magnitudes of 2.7 and 2.8. The swarm of earthquakes also struck one day after the USGS detected a powerful 5.4 magnitude tremor in ...

A 3.0 on the Richter scale is considered a minor earthquake that can be felt but is not typically associated with damage. The largest earthquakes typically register around 9. Earthquakes are not ...