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The science of Trump's discombobulator: Sonic weapons use inaudible sounds to confuse targets

In an interview with the New York Post, he revealed that the tool is a sonic weapon, which 'nobody else' has. 'I'm not allowed to talk about it. I would love to,' he explained in the interview. While ...

In the Australian outback, we’re listening for nuclear tests – and what we hear matters more than ever

Tyres stick to hot asphalt as I drive the Stuart Highway from Alice Springs northward, leaving the MacDonnell Ranges behind. My destination is the Warramunga facility, about 500 kilometres north – a ...

Minnesota authorities used LRAD sound weapon on anti-ICE protesters. But that's not the full story

In extreme cases, sonic weapons can cause nausea, dizziness, and even permanent damage. In this case, officials used it to declare unlawful assembly.
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Fact Check: Minnesota authorities used LRAD sound weapon on anti-ICE protesters. But that's not the full story

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The LRAD is capable of inflicting bodily harm including nausea, dizziness and even organ damage and permanent hearing loss in ...
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The ‘discombobulator’: Did US use ‘secret weapon’ in Maduro abduction?

Venezuela’s defence minister has accused the United States of using the country as a “weapons laboratory” during the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on January 3.
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A “science fiction weapon” to produce energy — it sounds like a good idea, but there’s a problem

Clean energy usually feels safe and harmless. Solar panels don’t argue, wind turbines don’t threaten anyone, and renewable power is supposed to be the good guy in every story. When someone promises ...

‘It ain’t no unicorn’: meet the researchers who’ve interviewed 130 Bigfoot hunters

In this Q&A with the authors of a recent book about Bigfoot hunters, they admit these people are neither anti-science nor irrational.