Jul 18 2011
Giant Lost Island Found on Atlantic Seafloor
A long lost island in the North Atlantic Ocean sits on the seafloor, but rivers and mountains and other remnants of its time at the surface remain etched on its features.
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May 05 2011
One-Way Sound Walls Proven Possible
A future material could bend sound waves so they would only pass through a wall in one direction.
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Dec 07 2010
Sperm Whales Cleared Out After Gulf Oil Spill
Sperm whales showed good sense after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, acoustic surveys show. They left.
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Nov 22 2010
3,000-Year-Old Trumpet Played Again
Scientists analyze tunes from 3,000-year-old conch-shell instruments for insight into pre-Inca civilization.
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Nov 16 2010
Acoustic Archaeology Yielding Mind-Tripping Tricks
Recently uncovered sound effects include a clapping echo that sounds like a jungle bird.
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Sep 07 2010
Mapping Whale Brains for Sound Effects
A new computer simulation attempts to understand what happens to a whale's brain when it's hit with blasts of high-intensity sound.
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Apr 14 2010
Acid Ocean Meets Clean Water
Can the the United States' Clean Water Act be used to combat carbon dioxide emissions?
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Apr 14 2010
Green Buildings Too Quiet for Comfort
Is the lack of noise in your green office building making you uncomfortable on the job?
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Feb 10 2010
Heavy-Metal Music, Other Sounds Aimed at Beetle Pests
A novel approach to controlling tree-destroying beetles uses piped-in heavy metal music and backward recordings of Rush Limbaugh.
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