Nashville is sinking, according to a new study published in the British journal Nature Cities. Here's what to know.

The sinking is mostly being caused by "massive ongoing groundwater extraction ... to one degree or another, the map shows three cities - San Jose, California; Memphis, Tennessee; and Jacksonville ...

In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities, at least 65% is sinking. The nation's biggest cities are sinking, according to data from a new study.

The new study looked at the 28 most populous cities in the U.S. and 25 of them are experiencing subsidence, or land sinking, ...

A new study reveals that uneven land subsidence could impact 29,000 buildings across the America's most populated metropolises.

Known scientifically as land "subsidence," the most common cause of the sinking is "massive ongoing groundwater ... On the map, three cities — San Jose, Memphis, and Jacksonville — have ...

Groundwater extraction is the primary ... A few cities on the study's map — San Jose, Memphis and Jacksonville — are depicted with green dots, which indicate uplift. "The uplift we detect ...

Scientists at Columbia University have found that the 28 most populous cities in the US are sinking, with 34 million people living in the affected areas. Is your hometown at risk?

Massive ongoing groundwater extraction was found to be the ... used satellite data to map out vertical land movements in 28 of the most populous cities, those where populations exceed 600,000 ...