Climate change is accelerating continental rifting, the geological process where landmasses slowly pull apart. According to a ...

The IMF paper “The Macroeconomic Impact of Earthquakes on Growth: A Tale from Two Datasets” finds that earthquakes significantly reduce GDP growth—especially in poorer countries, when measured with ...

Lake Turkana in northern Kenya is often called the cradle of humankind. Home to some of the earliest hominids, its fossil-rich basin has helped scientists piece together the story of human evolution.

A powerful earthquake kills at least 20 people and injures hundreds in northern Afghanistan. Rescuers work to reach worker trapped in medieval tower that partially collapsed in Rome. —The Associated ...