This crystal sings back: Study sheds light on magnetochiral instability

Researchers from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have reported the first ...
Digi Times

TSMC operations stable after magnitude 7.0 quake, Taiwan's third largest in 26 years

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) confirmed that its personnel are safe and facility safety systems are functioning normally following a powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck off ...
CBS News

6.7 magnitude quake strikes off northern Japan coast days after larger temblor in same region

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after a stronger quake in the same region. Friday's quake occurred off the east ...
Yahoo

Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a 2-foot tsunami

TOKYO (AP) — A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities warned of ...
CNN

Japan rattled by 7.5-magnitude earthquake, authorities warn of aftershocks

A magnitude-7.5 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern coast on Monday, injuring more than two dozen people and prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people. The ...
Astronomy

Why do brighter astronomical objects have negative magnitudes?

The initial magnitude scale was established by Greek astronomer Hipparchus around 135 B.C.E., categorizing approximately 850 stars into six ranges from 1st (brightest) to 6th (faintest) magnitude.
Reuters

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines, GFZ says

The dollar slipped and U.S. equity futures eased on Monday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the Trump administration threatened him with a criminal indictment, stoking worries about the ...
CNN

6.9 magnitude earthquake kills more than 60 in central Philippines

A powerful earthquake struck the central Philippines late Tuesday, killing at least 60 people and severely damaging buildings and infrastructure in nearby towns and cities. The shallow 6.9 magnitude ...
Los Angeles Times

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, collapsing buildings

ISTANBUL — A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir on Sunday, causing about a dozen buildings to collapse, an official said. At least one person was trapped in ...
USA Today

Magnitude 2.7 earthquake recorded in NYC, northern NJ area

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake rattled parts of New York and New Jersey around midday on Aug. 5, according to data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The tremor struck just over a mile southwest of ...
NJ.com

N.J. rattled by 3.0 magnitude earthquake. Did you feel it?

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake centered in Bergen County rattled New Jersey on Saturday night. The tremors could be felt as far away as Connecticut, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS ...