Why are audiences so fascinated with mass destruction on the big screen? While we never want to experience world-ending threats, city-wide destruction, and natural catastrophes in reality, that ...

Natural disasters do not destroy buildings evenly. By studying which fall and which are left standing, engineers can develop new strategies for the future. Win McNamee/Getty Images When you first see ...

SOMETIMES we feel as if we’ve seen it all. L.A. has been attacked by aliens and zombies in the movies but none of that compares to the real-life destruction we saw in Altadena and Pacific Palisades.

A powerful explosion in the restaurant area of Plaza Altabrisa mall in Villahermosa, Tabasco, triggered a fire and forced a full evacuation. Firefighters battle a scene of destruction as smoke and ...

In 1996, Roland Emmerich redefined the summer blockbuster with Independence Day, which cemented the German filmmaker as Hollywood's landmark-destroying resident master of disaster. The now-iconic ...

Jamaica tourism leaders and community voices call for an inclusive, urgent recovery after hurricane damage. While aid workers are facing destruction, resilience, and hope are in full bloom- this is ...