earthquakes

Earthquake-proof beds could save your life - and give you nightmares

Earthquakes take the lives of too many people each year and one designer has had enough. Wang Wenxi is credited...

Earlier this year, scientists scared the begeezus out of West coast residents by warning that a huge “mega quake”...

Studies show that the number of people displaced by natural disasters has nearly doubled since the 1970s and scientists...

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), has teamed up with the International Federation of the Red Cross...

[gallery_extend] Earthquakes disproportionately affect people in developing countries, where building...

As if California needed more bad news - amidst a drought of unprecedented proportions, new research has revealed...

There were more earthquakes with a magnitude 3.0 or greater in Oklahoma last year than anywhere else in the continental...

[gallery_extend] Launched in September 2012, the Breathe competition challenged international architects...

California’s drought is causing all sorts of problems, but one of the most surprising is the fact that the water...

An 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the coast of Chile last night, triggering multiple aftershocks and a six-foot...

[gallery_extend] IKEA Solar-Powered Flat Pack Shelter This flat pack, easy to transport shelter...

Natural disasters tend to strike when we're least prepared. Horrified by the long-term damage caused by the 2011...

While small earthquakes are relatively common in Japan, the country is always preparing for the potential of a...

These scaly public restrooms in New Zealand look like giant sea monsters, but their form actually follows function,...

[gallery_extend] Flood waters escape underneath the mahogany home, which is lifted off the ground, while...