One of the buzziest technologies in modern science may be running right under your feet. Fiber optic cables bring you the internet as data-rich pulses of light, but they also detect signals from the ...

Communications cables are only part of the story. A far broader array of systems now covers the ocean floor – and must be protected.

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have shown how using fiber optic cables, a pervasive, if unseen, fixture in today’s society, could help better predict when an earthquake might ...