Android earthquake detection has reshaped how people stay safe in seismic events by turning billions of smartphones into a global detection network. These everyday devices act as miniature sensors, ...

Back in 2020, Google kicked off a project to crowdsource signals from Android phones that an earthquake might be imminent. The system leveraged the accelerometers inside these devices to gather ...

Seismic activity plays a crucial role in understanding Earth's geological processes, from monitoring natural hazards to ...

The ubiquitous nature of modern smartphones has mostly downsides, from a wandering mind to chronic neck pain—but there are a handful of upsides to having such advanced technology in every pocket, too.