Regina Barber and Katia Riddle of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest and how teens are sleeping less than before.

The 4.9 earthquake is the strongest in the region in decades, USGS data shows. Republican state Sen. Thomas Pressly of Shreveport, Louisiana said he was awakened by the earthquake. "A 4.4 earthquake ...

If you didn’t feel it, by now you’ve likely at least heard about the Sunday earthquakes and their shockwaves that spread from ...

While seismic activity is not uncommon in the state, experts believe the frequency at which they’re happening is unusual.

While no damage or injuries have been reported, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake that struck near the Nebraska-Kansas border sent ...

Deep under the Pacific Ocean, between 900 and 1,200 km deep, scientists have discovered something that doesn’t fit with what textbooks say about our planet.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is unusually quiet for a megathrust fault. Spanning more than 600 miles from Canada to ...

So long as it doesn't ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the United States won't be able to seek short-notice, on-site inspections to deter and detect possible Chinese and Russian ...

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck on Thursday about 3.1 miles west‑southwest of Irmo, South Carolina, according to the U.S.

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck offshore Los Angeles County at 9:40 p.m. PST on February 22, 2026, rattling coastal communities. The quake originated roughly 15 kilometers beneath the ocean floor, ...

The ShakeAlert-powered system starts working after a fault begins to rupture, then estimates where shaking is headed while the quake is still unfolding. Some people may get several seconds, others may ...

Movements and pressure occurring between three major tectonic plates in the subduction zone near Sabah have been identified ...