Listening to amplified music for less than 1.5 hours produces measurable changes in hearing ability…
Month: May 2012
Scientists tuning in to how you tune out noise
Although we have little awareness that we are doing it, we spend most of our…
Volcanoes sound-off on the life-cycles of eruptions
Volcanoes emit a broad spectrum of sonic energy. In the case of basaltic eruptions, most…
African designer and scientist fashion anti-malaria garment that wards off bugs
A scientist and designer from Africa have together created a fashionable hooded bodysuit embedded at…
Acoustic diode, providing one-way transmission of sound, promises to improve ultrasound imaging
An acoustic diode, enabling the one-way transmission of sound waves, could dramatically improve the quality…
Built-in ear plugs: Whales may turn down their hearing sensitivity when warned of an impending loud noise
Toothed whales navigate through sometimes dark and murky waters by emitting clicks and then interpreting…
Bats, whales, and bio-sonar: New findings about whales’ foraging behavior reveal surprising evolutionary convergence
Though they evolved separately over millions of years in different worlds of darkness, bats and…
Beetle-fungus disease threatens crops and landscape trees in Southern California
A plant pathologist has identified a fungus that has been linked to the branch dieback…
Prepregnancy obesity linked to child test scores
Women who are obese before they become pregnant are at higher risk of having children…
Recent Threats Highlight Vulnerabilities CVE-2012-0779 and CVE-2012-0507
Targeted Attack Uses Recent Adobe Flash Player Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0779) Reports of a targeted attack surfaced…