An instrument called an interrogator allows researchers to effectively hijack fiber optic cables for use as thousands of ...

Some experts now agree that the likelihood of the long-feared “Big One” striking has significantly increased between now and 2032. Sarah Minson, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), ...

New technology that turns existing underground fiber-optic cables into a network of seismometers might help improve our ...

A massive quake might drop the Pacific Northwest coastline by 6 feet, redrawing flood maps and putting thousands of homes at risk.

The new documentary 'Recovering Innocence' shines a light on the overmedication of kids in the foster care system and the ...

As copper wire thefts skyrocket in California, city and county leaders are pleading with the state to impose harsher penalties for criminals.