Chile is packed full of wonderful sites and attractions including stunning beaches and is home to just under 20 million ...

According to a study published in the journal Nature, these nanosensors utilise the photon-avalanching effect to achieve their remarkable capabilities. This process, involving rare-earth ions like ...

US-based researchers used photon avalanching nanoparticles (ANPs) to build sensors that can measure force over high dynamic ...

Researchers report that they have invented new nanoscale sensors of force. They are luminescent nanocrystals that can change intensity and/or color when you push or pull on them. These 'all-optical' ...

Northwest Ohio was rattled early Sunday by a quake, less than two weeks after a small Ohio River town also felt an earthquake ...

The Fighting Irish look capable of winning the national championship after dominating Indiana to set up a Sugar Bowl meeting against Georgia.

Records have shown that Nepal can expect two earthquakes of magnitude 7.5-8 on the Richter scale every 40 years and one earthquake of magnitude eight every eighty years. Meanwhile, the National ...

A large rescue scale operation was immediately launched, with four naval helicopters flying overhead, while 11 naval craft and four coastguard or police boats searched the waters. According to ...

VIDEO: Dramatic moment quake hits car garage in Vanuatu CCTV showed the moment a powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck just off the coast of Vanuatu on Tuesday. Eyewitness video showing the ...

Aid workers on the ground in Vanuatu have described the fear sparked by a deadly earthquake as humanitarian workers prioritise the most needy amid widespread destruction.