Alpine Fault - Modern Sciences

Modern Sciences is a premier science journal that bridges the gap between science and its application to society.

LATEST STORIES

The greenest building is the one still standing after a disaster

The greenest building is the one still standing after a disaster

Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth – but are we prepared for the fallout if they succeed?

Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth – but are we prepared for the fallout if they succeed?

Producing spider silk is a biological feat – scientists are using it to develop materials for drug delivery and wound care

Producing spider silk is a biological feat – scientists are using it to develop materials for drug delivery and wound care

NASA’s new telescope will transform our view of the universe. This is the story of its namesake

NASA’s new telescope will transform our view of the universe. This is the story of its namesake

Are earthquakes becoming more common? Here’s what the numbers say

Read More

4 minute read

Earth

Are earthquakes becoming more common? Here’s what the numbers say

Meghan S. Miller, Australian National University and Allen Husker, California Institute of Technology Whenever there’s a series of…

byMeghan Miller

September 3, 2026

The first video of Earth’s surface lurching sideways in an earthquake offers new insights into this force of nature

Read More

3 minute read

Engineering

The first video of Earth’s surface lurching sideways in an earthquake offers new insights into this force of nature

Sai Aung MAIN/AFP via Getty Images Jesse Kearse, Kyoto University During the devastating magnitude 7.7 Myanmar earthquake on…

July 22, 2025