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KAIST Team Takes Top Prize In US Robotics Challenge

A South Korean team has walked away with the top prize of US$2 million in the 2015 DARPA robotics challenge.

Japan’s May 2015 Earthquake “Could Have” Been A Disaster

A large but thankfully deep earthquake struck Japan on May 30, 2015, leaving no major casualties.

NTU Leads Expedition To Assess Tsunami Risks

The month-long expedition to map the sea floor off Sumatra will provide open source data for the prediction of tsunami risks.

Tohoku Earthquake Released 7,000 Tons Of Greenhouse Gases

Actual measurements of halocarbon emissions suggest that government reports have underestimated the levels of gases released by the 2011 earthquake.

Slippery Fault Unleased 2011 Japan Tsunami

The Tohoku fault is more slippery than expected and this may explain why the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami.