The stillness of freshly fallen snow takes your breath away, and it can dampen your hearing too. Here's why the world goes ...

During the Cold War, the U.S. Navy built a global underwater listening network to track Soviet submarines. When scientists later gained access to this system, they discovered something unexpected. The ...

"Golden" visas have been popular among America’s wealthiest over the past year or so. While Americans are increasingly seeking second citizenship residencies as an "insurance" against global ...

Though one might imagine the “Air National Guard” as a secondary force using refurbished equipment to defend America’s borders, it regularly deploys to conflict zones with modern fighter jets. The Air ...

After a year of surprises and upheaval, the airline industry is hoping 2026 brings something rare: a stretch of relative calm. Whether it gets that wish is another matter. Even in a quieter year, ...

Sound is energy carried by vibrations moving through matter. It is something we hear, not something we expect to lift, hold, or precisely control physical objects. And yet, for decades, scientists ...

SEATTLE — For the first time today, Sound Transit's Link light rail is making stops in Kent, Des Moines, and Federal Way as part of the agency's first big push into the South Sound. Service started ...

Understanding how sound travels through humid air is integral for measurement standards. Beyond meteorological applications, like characterizing temperature distributions of the atmospheric boundary ...

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Have you ever stepped outside on a frigid, quiet morning and heard sounds emanating from somewhere far away? It's not your imagination—cold air really does carry sound farther. Sound begins with ...

On its face, the Insta360 X4 Air doesn't appear to be much of a departure from Insta360's flagship X5 camera, or indeed its older X4 camera. However, there are major changes to be found under the hood ...

Nov. 27 (UPI) --Post-holiday travel plans might be impacted by potentially dangerous weather sweeping through much of the northern United States through the weekend, while rainstorms soak southern ...