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What’s an Acoustic Biologist?

Acoustic biologists—scientists who study sounds made by living creatures—have figured out that language is one of the many tools that elephants use to build their social lives.

Person snorkeling in the ocean holding a shell

Humans Can Hear Much Higher Pitched Sounds Underwater

Did you know that we hear much higher pitched sounds underwater? This is because sound bypasses the eardrum when underwater—through a process called bone conduction.

bird and Japanese high speed bullet train

Designs Found In Nature Can Inspire New Products and Solutions

Scientists are using biomimicry—the science of using designs found in nature to inspire new products—to reduce the sounds from Japan’s trains by studying the kingfisher bird.

An adult male and young boy working in a barn and feeding hay to cows.

It’s Not Always Quiet on the Farm

While farms may look peaceful and quiet, they can actually be quite noisy. Protect your hearing from farm machinery and livestock noise.

Students sitting around eating and talking.

Students Ask “How Loud Is Too Loud?” in the Cafeteria

Noisy Planet school presentation leads students to measure the decibel levels in their school cafeteria and share the results at the school’s science fair.

Phalla Messina doing a presentation at the 4-H Summit

4-Hers Take Noisy Planet to Their Communities

At a national 4-H summit, Noisy Planet hosted workshops to help participants raise awareness about noise-induced hearing loss in their communities.

Why You Shouldn’t Use Cotton Swabs to Clean Your Ears

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Yikes! Only Eight Percent of U.S. Adults Consistently Use Hearing Protectors at Loud Events

Breaking Biofilms to Wage War Against Ear Infections

3D-Printed Microneedles Study Demonstrates Improved Medication Access to Inner Ear in Animal Model

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