A new study shows that landslides, on slopes where ice retreats, can trigger massive tsunamis.

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz found that bigger and more distant earthquakes can occur when injecting fluid into sedimentary rock than into the underlying basement rock.

The construction that is now considered the world's tallest timber building turned out to be 4m. higher than it was designed.

A new research by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) suggests that buildings should be functioning normally even after natural disaster strikes.

According to scientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL and the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, pressurized ground water can reduce the intensity of seismic events.

Scientists at The Ohio State University and Cornell University have found a way to measure the health (productivity) of soils.

Researchers from MIT claim that engineered green spaces can capture and purify water from storms contributing in flooding problem treatment.