Why you shouldn’t believe the recent explanation for the worldwide ‘hum’

Why You Shouldn’t Believe the Recent Explanation for the Worldwide ‘Hum’

ByMatthew Harris

Please note… I’m not a scientist, geologist, volcanologist, or any other specialty that ends in ist. Nor am I overtly religious or a believer in a vast amount of conspiracy theories. I simply want to point out an observation and let you take it as it is, my opinion. Now generally, if the prevailing minds…

App turns smartphones into pocket seismometers

App Turns Smartphones Into Pocket Seismometers

ByKaterina Sevelka

Sensors in smartphones, like GPS sensors and accelerometers, help the device understand its own location as well as what direction it is being pointed in. These sensors also have the potential to be able to detect earthquakes in the future. Can Your Smartphone Sense Earthquakes? A graduate student from the University of California, Berkeley, named…