How much the ground moves during an earthquake strongly depends on properties of rock and soil just beneath Earth's surface. Modeling studies suggest that ground shaking is amplified in sedimentary ...
The more than 1.2 million km of fiber-optic cables that crisscross the planet carry the world's phone calls, internet signals and data. But this summer, researchers published the eerie sounds of blue ...
Fiber-optic networks are coming to more areas every year, and as more utility companies (think internet service providers and cable TV companies) add the feature as an option, more people are ...