Tag Archives: Sound

Earth’s magnetic field dramatically flipped roughly 41,000 years ago. Now you can actually ‘hear’ this epic upheaval, thanks to a clever interpretation of information collected by the European Space Agency’s Swarm satellite mission. Combining the satellite data with evidence of magnetic field line movements on Earth, geoscientists mapped the Laschamps event and represented it using natural noises like the creaking …

Scientists sound alarm after making unsettling discovery deep in human bones: ‘There’s a gap in our knowledge’  Yahoo The big problems with microplastics  1A | Speak Freely Opinion | You Are What (Plastics) You Eat  MedPage Today How Small Are Microplastics? We Put Things Into Perspective  Visual Capitalist Your Microplastics Questions Answered by Professor Andre Dick Vethaak  Technology Networks Source link

HONOLULU — Officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui have lifted evacuation orders for residents living near a wildfire that broke out late Tuesday. Police went door-to-door evacuating residents and emergency sirens sounded before firefighters stopped the blaze’s forward progress. Emergency shelters were also closing late Tuesday as residents returned home. The fire, which grew to about 300 acres (40 …

What sound does a fish make? The answer is weirder than you may think.  The Washington Post Scientists decode grouper fish ‘language’ and unlock spawning secrets  Earth.com Decoding a decade of grouper grunts unlocks spawning secrets and shifts  Phys.org Fish Calls Reveal Secrets of Caribbean Spawning Drama  ScienceBlog.com Eavesdropping on grunting groupers reveals how the fish communicate  Popular Science Source link

A condition where women give birth to giant babies, formerly known to affect no more than ten percent of mothers, is on the rise, and doctors are blaming an avoidable pregnancy disorder. The natural anomaly, known in medical circles as fetal macrosomia, has racked up a string of well-documented cases spanning social media platforms and the tabloids. Highlights Fetal macrosomia …

It’s hard enough to know what Neanderthals looked like, let alone sounded like. However, there’s good reason to suspect our extinct hominin cousins were capable of complex language – and not just grunts and groans.  You may be one of the millions of people who have seen the viral clip from the BBC show Neanderthal: The Rebirth, which explores the …

Late-Night Hosts Sound Alarm Over Censorship After Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s Show  The New York Times ABC hopes to bring Jimmy Kimmel back, but temperature needs to be taken down under FCC threats  CNN Comedy hosts including Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert criticize Kimmel’s suspension  NBC News LISTEN: Trump calls for licenses of TV networks that give him ‘bad publicity’ to be revoked  PBS Legal …

SEATTLE — Washington state has the highest gas prices in the country right now, even surpassing California by a fraction of a cent. The national average for a regular gallon of gas is approximately $3.20, while Washington drivers are paying $1.65 more on average. So, how did we get here? State lawmakers agree, there are likely a few causes that …

White House readies executive order on political violence as liberal groups sound warning  Reuters 100 Liberal Philanthropies Prepare to Push Back Against Trump Crackdown  The New York Times After Charlie Kirk’s killing, the Trump administration targets progressive nonprofits  The Economist 100-Plus Foundations Stand United as White House Goes on the Attack  The Chronicle of Philanthropy Liberal groups condemn ‘political violence’ after Charlie Kirk’s death  USA …

The AirPods Pro 3 use an Acoustic Seal Test to check the fit of ear tips, according to a new Apple support document. Apple says that the Acoustic Seal Test will ensure that you’re using the proper ear tip size for the best sound quality and noise cancellation. The AirPods Pro 1 and the AirPods Pro 2 have an Ear …