Fiber-optic services are becoming more popular, and networks are expanding to cover more areas for faster data transfer speeds. Fiber-optic data transfer differs from traditional methods like ...

A proof-of-concept study found that the same tech that carries high-speed internet might help track notoriously noisy insects. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 30, 2023 10:00 AM EST Get the Popular ...

Many miles off the western coast of the Americas, an undersea cable connects Los Angeles, California to Valparaiso, Chile. Stretched end-to-end, it’s equal to four-fifths of the Earth’s diameter. The ...

For those of you that don't know who The Engineer Guy is, his name is Bill Hammack and he's made it his business to pull back the shroud of mystery from the world of science and engineering. He's done ...

Monitoring seismic activity all over the world is an important task, but one that requires equipment to be at the site it’s measuring — difficult in the middle of the ocean. But new research from ...

Many of the world’s largest and most devastating earthquakes strike beneath the ocean, where the lack of sensors makes quick warnings difficult. Most monitoring stations are on land. “If we have a big ...