Archive for February 2023

In 2015, Microsoft built a room that is now officially designated in the Guinness Book of Records as the quietest place on Earth. By WALLA! HEALTH FEBRUARY 19, 2023 Radio frequency anechoic chamber, Antennas Research Group, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. The interior surfaces are covered with pyramidal Radiation Absorbent Material (RAM) which are made of…

By 9News Staff A long-standing mystery about snakes has been solved, with a team of Australian researchers discovering the reptiles can hear more than previously believed. The University of Queensland-led study, published today, found snakes can hear and react to airborne sound, as well as ground vibrations. In busts a widely held myth that snakes are deaf, Dr Christina Zdenek,…

The louder the noise from a busy road, close to where you live, the worse your tinnitus. Photo: Getty John Elder People with tinnitus – the phantom ringing in your ears – tend to believe they’re paying the price for attending too many loud rock concerts. Or a job on the roads with a jackhammer. But…