The earthquake destroyed a vast area around Aleppo and killed 230,000 - Aleppo (modern name Halab) In 1138, a deadly…
The light loess soils of Northwest China are easily shaken by an earthquake. In 1556, a huge population lived there…
A volcanic eruption of VEI strength 6 from a 13,000-foot-high mountain near Arequipa On February 19, 1600, South America’s biggest…
In 1986, the Nuclear Control Institute, in cooperation with the Institute for Studies in International Terrorism of the State University…
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) discusses with the U.S. Congress issues related to the adequacy of federal law relating…
The Yenisei River runs 5,494 km (3,534 mi) northwards from Mongolia to the Arctic Ocean, dividing west from east Siberia.…
Can Tho, 170 km (105 mi) southwest of Ho Chi Minh City, is both a province and the biggest city…
Gusset plates are not glamorous, but like the two-dollar O-ring seals on the space shuttle Challenger, you take them for…
On September 27 1994 the ferry Estonia set sail on a night voyage across the Baltic Sea from the port…