Fish schools are quieter than one fish alone

A school of fish moving together in just the right way is stunningly stealthy. A new study shows that seven fish sound like just one.

Jill Rosen-Johns Hopkins • futurity
April 9, 2024 ~5 min

Your kids’ headphone use could be a problem

Lots of kids are using earbuds and headphones, a poll finds. Experts share why that could be bad for hearing and what you can do about.

U. Michigan • futurity
Feb. 27, 2024 ~8 min


500-year-old da Vinci invention could lead to quieter drones

A device called an aerial screw, invented by Leonardo da Vinci more than 500 years ago, may hold the key to quieter drones.

Lisa Ercolano-Johns Hopkins • futurity
Jan. 26, 2024 ~6 min

Shelters can help homeless people by providing quiet and privacy, not just a bunk and a meal

As US cities struggle to reduce homelessness, two scholars explain how planners can reform shelter design to be more humane and to prioritize mental health and well-being.

Heather Ross, Clinical Associate Professor in Nursing and Clinical Associate Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2023 ~10 min

Study clarifies hearing problems in older adults

Some estimates find that at least 50% of adults over 75 develop hearing problems. A new study sheds light on why.

Yale • futurity
May 18, 2023 ~4 min

Even moderate airplane noise can rob you of sleep

Exposure to even moderate levels of airplane noise can make it hard for you to get the recommended seven hours of sleep, a new study shows.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
May 2, 2023 ~7 min

Cancer evolution is mathematical – how random processes and epigenetics can explain why tumor cells shape-shift, metastasize and resist treatments

An epigenetic model of cancer that incorporates the concept of stochasticity could also explain why cancer risk increases with age and how biological development can be reversible.

Andrew Feinberg, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University • conversation
Feb. 10, 2023 ~8 min

New York City Uses Technology to Identify Noisy Cars

VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 29, 2023 ~5 min


Offshore wind farm construction is noisy – but gadgets used to protect marine mammals are working

A new acoustic recorder could track the movements of marine mammals more accurately.

Isla Graham, Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen • conversation
Jan. 19, 2023 ~7 min

Underwater noise is a threat to marine life

Noisy oceans are having a significant impact on marine life.

Graeme Shannon, Lecturer in Zoology, Bangor University • conversation
Jan. 17, 2023 ~7 min

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