Science Earthquake early warning system gets a $4 million boost from USGS Xeni Jardin

Science NASA's abandoned lunar lander is causing moonquakes David Pescovitz

iceland Live webcams are tracking the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland, which might erupt soon Jennifer Sandlin

cover songs Fall Out Boy re-wrote "We Didn't Start the Fire" for 1989-2023 Thom Dunn

Japan What is the deal with Japan's smile merchants? Matt Alt

unexplained events Mysterious tremors from "unknown source" rattle folks on Danish island Carla Sinclair

sounds Solar balloons detect strange noises in Earth's stratosphere Rusty Blazenhoff

Culture Temperature Check is a podcast about climate, race, and culture Elías Villoro

ocean Listen to this collection of creepy unexplained sounds Mark Frauenfelder

Dizzy The earth's core may have reversed direction. Elías Villoro

HDSF Quakes (not on Earth): a new entry in the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Jesse Sheidlower

earthquakes This truck makes artificial earthquakes on demand…. for science! David Pescovitz

Go Greased Lightning LAPD's losing battle to control the new 6th Street Bridge Jason Weisberger

Space Strange balancing rock spotted on Mars David Pescovitz

music Listen to starquakes, the weird vibrations on the surface of stars David Pescovitz

Delightful Creatures Rats given tiny backpacks and microphones and sent to rescue people trapped in earthquake rubble Jennifer Sandlin

Science Mars experienced two powerful marsquakes Devin Nealy

Look out below! San Francisco's sinking, leaning Millennium Tower also sliding horizontally Jason Weisberger

music Tori Amos releasing "Little Earthquakes" graphic novel with contributors Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, David Mack, and others David Pescovitz

animals Can animals reliably warn us of impending disasters? David Pescovitz