News tagged with dangerous noise levels

Children and teenagers at risk for noise-induced hearing loss

Children and teenagers are frequently exposed to potentially damaging noise levels in schools, at home, and in sports, but there has been little reported on their risk for noise-induced hearing loss. In fact, three million ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Finding fingerprints in sea level rise

It was used to help Apollo astronauts navigate in space, and has since been applied to problems as diverse as economics and weather forecasting, but Harvard scientists are now using a powerful statistical tool to not only ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

In certain jobs supervisor support can reduce absenteeism

A supportive supervisor can keep employees in certain hazardous jobs from being absent even when co-workers think it's all right to miss work, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Music listeners attentive while crossing street, research shows

We may not know why the iPod user crossed the road, but research indicates he paid as much attention in doing so as the typical non-iPod user.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers study parenting behaviors of stressed-out birds

Imagine an environment filled with wind, storms, predators, noise, and limited food and shelter. Then imagine providing and caring for a tiny egg or peeping baby bird in those conditions. The tree ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ocean cacophony a torment for sea mammals

With the constant churn of freighter propellers, the percussive thump of oil and gas exploration and the underwater din of military testing, ocean noise levels have become unbearable for some sea mammals.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Robots in reality

Consider the following scenario: A scout surveys a high-rise building that’s been crippled by an earthquake, trapping workers inside. After looking for a point of entry, the scout carefully navigates ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Bats, dolphins, and mole rats inspire advances in ultrasound technology

Sonar and ultrasound, which use sound as a navigational device and to paint accurate pictures of an environment, are the basis of countless technologies, including medical ultrasound machines and submarine ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Is ocean garbage killing whales?

Millions of tonnes of plastic debris dumped each year in the world's oceans could pose a lethal threat to whales, according to a scientific assessment to be presented at a key international whaling forum this ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Are distracted pedestrians a potential crosswalk hazard?

Next time you're about to cross a street, you might want to think twice about texting -- and definitely take those buds out of your ears. Music may be even more dangerous than texting, according to one researcher.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Medical Minute: March is brain injury awareness month

March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. Traumatic brain injuries are disruptions or changes in the way the brain functions that occur due to a blow or jolt to the head or penetrating injuries. The severity can range ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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