Typhoons, earthquakes and torrential downpours have caused large-scale damage throughout Japan, but now the city is using a ...

After the House of Representatives passed a resolution on Tuesday to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown, two Oregon state lawmakers are denouncing proposed cuts — jeopardizing ...

It is not the earthquake directly that kills people but the house that collapses onto them, Italian Civil Protection chief ...

Tripura is constructing a 15-story government building in Agartala, integrating modern technology and eco-friendly features. The Rs 134 crore project, initiated by Chief Minister Manik Saha, faced ...

The southern Italian city of Naples was struck by a 4.4-magnitude quake early Thursday that caused only minor damage and sent ...

The Italian city has been shaken by its strongest earthquake in 40 years, and is part of a growing pattern of seismic unrest across Southern Europe. Environmental scientist Deborah R. Coen looks at ...

Two historic buildings in Monterey, the Custom House and First Theater, have reopened to the public after extensive ...

Most school buildings in southeast Missouri are not reinforced and are vulnerable to collapse if a major earthquake were to ...

Support from the National Science Foundation helps civil engineers like Ben Schafer improve building codes and develop more ...

"Some of the recommendations I've seen in the past – they're just not economically feasible," a district official said.

Reports for three school districts in southeast Missouri indicate most school buildings aren't earthquake-resistant. Some ...

Following an earthquake or other disaster, attention shifts from ensuring human safety to assessing the community's damage ...