Earthquake Network, available on both Google Play and App Store, stands out as a pioneering crowdsourced early warning system, using phone accelerometers to detect quakes in real time and alert users ...

A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake along a volatile Pacific fault has shaken the U.S. West Coast, triggering a brief tsunami ...

Volcanoes that dominate postcards and disaster movies are often the ones we can see, their peaks etched against the sky. Yet ...

From space, the Iberian Peninsula – primarily occupied by Spain and Portugal – looks like an immovable solid block of land anchoring southwestern Europe. But beneath that apparent stability, the ...

Michigan's red, white and blue license plate is returning in celebration of the United States semiquincentennial, the Michigan Secretary of State's Office said in a Thursday news release. Drivers can ...

A new Florida law makes it illegal to have anything that obstructs your license plate. License plate frames are legal as long as they do not cover any numbers, letters, or the registration decal. The ...

A new Florida law increases penalties for anything that obstructs a license plate. Florida officials clarified that frames are permissible as long as the plate number and decal are visible. Covering ...

Florida officials are reminding drivers about a new law tightening rules on license plates and frames. The law took effect in October, making it illegal to use license plate frames or covers that ...

As regular readers of this newsletter know, my primary focus over the past year has been to champion the importance of geodesy and to prepare the geospatial ...

The use of automated license plate readers by Iowa local law enforcement is rapidly expanding, prompting calls for statewide regulation. A new report from the ACLU of Iowa and the University of Iowa ...

Small cameras that come with access to a massive national database and powerful software are a growing tool for South Florida law enforcement. Controversy comes with them, too. License plate ...

It takes 270 electoral votes to win the presidential election. These votes are distributed among the states according to the census. Each state receives electoral votes equivalent to its senators in ...