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New Satellite Maps Show Parts of Mexico City Sinking More Than 2 Centimeters a Month

Engineers link the drop to heavy groundwater pumping.

Study Confirms 2025 Alaska Fjord Megatsunami as No. 2 on Record

Study Shows Smaller Tyrannosaur Scavenged a Larger One

Magnitude 3.3 Earthquake Shakes Redlands Area Near Riverside

NISAR Maps Show Mexico City Sinking Nearly 10 Inches a Year

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Kīlauea’s Nine-Hour Summit Episode Ends With Alert Levels Lowered

Magnitude 6.0 Quake Shakes Samar in the Philippines

Mayon Volcano Showers Ash as Alert Level 3 Prompts Evacuations and Flight Warnings

Paleolatitude.org Relaunches With 320-Million-Year Map of Past Latitudes

Moderate Quake Rattles Western Nevada Near Silver Springs

USGS Confirms 17 Quakes Near Area 51 With 4.4 Mainshock

NASA–ISRO Satellite Maps Mexico City Sinking at Centimeter-Per-Month Pace

New Paleolatitude 3.0 Tool Lets You Trace Any Location’s Latitude Back 320 Million Years

Methana Study Finds Long‑Quiet Volcanoes May Not Be Extinct

Giant Cretaceous Octopuses May Have Ruled the Seas, Science Study Finds

Seismic Imaging Reveals Ultra-Thin Crust at Turkana Rift Signaling Advanced Breakup Stage

Magnitude 6.2 Quake Shakes Hokkaido With No Tsunami Warning

Two Small Quakes Strike Near San Francisco Zoo

Giant Cretaceous Octopuses Identified From 27 Fossil Beaks

New Study Finds Tectonic Uplift Shaped the Twelve Apostles and Pins Their Limestone at 8.6–14 Million Years