Combining the writing on the bones with paleoclimate reconstructions, the team found how typhoon activity helped shift the ...

Warmer waters in the Pacific Ocean may have brought devastating floods to the cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, ...

Chaharshanbe Suri, the ancient fire festival is held on the last Wednesday of the Persian year ...

For the first time, scientists have used DNA preserved in ancient sediments to examine how a major natural disaster affected ...

Scientists are uncovering growing evidence that Earth suffered a devastating cosmic impact event around 12,800 years ago, triggering massive fires, floods, and climate chaos. Across the world, ancient ...

Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — ...

Today marks 15 years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Some parts of the surrounding area are still recovering.

In 1937, a new DC-3A “Mainliner” that took off from Cheyenne en route to Salt Lake slammed into a mountain during a surprise ...

Women’s History Month is drawing attention to women in leadership roles across multiple fields, including disaster response.

Discover key historic events on March 11, including Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Roman and Byzantine milestones, and ...

On March 13, 1961, one of the largest man-made disasters in the history of the city occurred in Kyiv - the Kurenivka tragedy. That morning, the residential ...

After living through World War Two, Richard Roby was desperate for a chance to see one of England's greatest footballers and ...