Skeptophilia

When most people think of seismically-active regions, Bangladesh is not ordinarily near the top of the list. Cyclones, sure.  They come roar...

A little less than six years apart -- on 1 November 1755 and 31 March 1761 -- two major earthquakes struck the country of Portugal, each t...

In today's contribution from the Completely Useless Advice department: if you own property in southern Africa, you might want to conside...