Scientists are studying how sensors designed to detect nuclear tests could help track space junk and meteorites crashing down in the world's most remote regions. Across the world, dozens of ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sheets of plastic similar to that used for garbage bags, packing tape, some string, a little charcoal dust and a white shoebox-size box are more than odds and ends. These are the ...

Sensors that detect changes in atmospheric pressure due to ground shaking can also obtain data about large earthquakes and explosions that exceed the upper limit of many seismometers, according to new ...

Imagine hearing there’s a tornado warning in your area and grabbing your smartphone to see exactly where the tornado is. Imagine tracking its path as it makes its way toward your home. Imagine having ...

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Research by Pieter Smets of TU Delft and the KNMI shows that infrasound can be used for weather and climate forecasts. These inaudible low sound waves can be used to gain a better picture of the ...

The massive Jan. 15 eruption of the undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in the South Pacific Ocean was a once-in-a-century event that allowed an international group of 76 scientists using ...

Hurricanes generate sound waves detectable through the air thousands of miles away, which could be a good way to measure the wave conditions near these storms, a new study suggests. Such findings ...