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It is the most powerful quake since the 2011 earthquake off the coast of Japan that triggered a 50-foot tsunami and the nuclear disaster at Fukushima. By Yan Zhuang and Martin Fackler The colossal ...

The quake off the Russian coast is among the world's 10 largest ones since 1900. The massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck off the far eastern coast of Russia was the largest the world’s seen ...

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Viral vectors dominate gene therapy, with lentivirus, adenovirus, and AAV being key players, each with unique advantages and limitations. Non-viral vectors, such as lipid nanoparticles and GalNAc, ...

Coming down the Fair Grounds stretch in the Grade 2 Risen Star in February, Magnitude looked like a 1-9 favorite, galloping to a 9 3/4-length victory. Except he wasn’t 1-9, he was 43-1. At the time, ...

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What does “moment magnitude” mean, and how do scientists determine the strength of a rupture in the earth? By Henry Fountain Henry Fountain spent a quarter century covering science for The Times. He ...

An earthquake centered in the Malibu area produced shaking Thursday morning in widespread parts of Southern California from the coast to inland communities. The quake's initial magnitude of 5.1 was ...