In extreme cases, sonic weapons can cause nausea, dizziness, and even permanent damage. In this case, officials used it to ...

From the January/February 2026 issue of Car and Driver. Sound is critical to the automotive experience. Sometimes we need lots of it, such as when we want to hear the sweet song produced by a V-12 ...

This is Ms Wee’s home. It’s comfortable and welcoming. It’s also just steps away from a busy bus stop. Every day, relentless traffic noise invades her space for hours. On a typical weekday evening, at ...

Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized prize for mining companies in search of materials needed for humanity's ...

The OSHA occupational noise exposure standard 29CFR1910.95 includes requirements and methods for determining worker noise exposures. The noise exposure data is important for selecting hearing ...

Staten Island: It was a school day afternoon, June 26, 1963. I sort of remember hearing it on the radio (the Mets didn’t televise midweek day games). It’s fixed in my brain. Must have been a great Bob ...

The F-104 Starfighter was a beast built for speed, becoming one of the first production fighters to fly over Mach 2 in level flight (an unofficial 1,320 mph) thanks to its J-79 engine. Despite being ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

It’s music to their ears. City regulators are making a bid to address the bane of New Yorkers’ existence: noise! The city Department of Environmental Protection ...