About one out of 8 U.S. workers suffers from some level of hearing loss, according to a new study released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, but most losses were preventable, reports CBS News. The CDC study found that almost 13 percent of U.S. workers experience some degree of hearing loss, particularly in the mining, […]

One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to […]

Back in the early 1990’s, The X-Files took the small screen by storm by pioneering the “Monster-of-the-Week” format, offering viewers entertaining episodes that blended Stephen King-style horror with classic detective fiction. The stories were tense and compelling, and the on-screen chemistry between David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson was consistently killer. For all the things the […]

Even for experienced marksmen, reliably hitting a target a few hundred yards down range can be a bit of a challenge. Factor in the stress and fatigue of combat, and making that shot gets a whole lot more difficult. Sure, there’s something to be said for the value of suppressive fire, but sooner or later […]

We’re all guilty of playing our music a little too loud, but now that everyone has their own personal music library in their back pockets, it’s tempting to be plugged in with ear buds listening to loud music at all times of the day. But have you ever wondered if that might be bad for […]

What happens when our hearing is damaged? For decades, scientists believed that it was caused by sound waves destroying the delicate hair cells, or cochlear nerve fibers, which line the interior of the inner ear. These tiny hair cells act as fine sensors, converting vibrations into electrical signals which can be interpreted by the auditory […]