Sonar can temporarily deafen dolphins, a new study has found, suggesting that mass strandings of cetaceans could be caused by military activities. picked by bingo 8 months ago

President Bush cannot exempt the Navy from environmental laws banning sonar training that opponents argue harms whales, a federal judge ruled Monday. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

No, not like that!

As his congregation of deaf Roman Catholics prepared to head home after Mass, the priest indicated that he had something to tell.

Then, using sign language, Father Peter McDonough dropped his bombshell picked by Doggylives 4 months ago

In times of war, many voices are heard. The promises of politicians, the criticism of pundits and the objections of protesters, but one local record label is making sure the voices of those closest to the battlegrounds also are heard.
To The Fallen Records website picked by suebe 3 years ago

Cat Bombs, War Pigs, Military Insects

The most creative way to use a cat as a weapon happened in World War II. The United States’ OSS (Office of Strategic Services, the precursor of the CIA) needed a way to guide bombs to sink German ships. picked by Turtle 2 years ago

An assistant biology professor at Western Kentucky University suspects an increase in manmade sounds underwater make fish deaf. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Why do whales beach themselves? A new study may have answered the question that baffled scientists for decades: it’s the bends …

A new study offers evidence to support the theory that beaked whales get the bends when they surface rapidly, possibly after being startled by naval sonar. picked by bingo 5 months ago

The military industrial complex has pumped out some pretty useful stuff, thanks to the several trillion dollars we've given them over the years. But military vehicle designers get bored like everybody else, and sometimes it seems like they'll make something purely because it looks awesome. picked by sharon22 6 months ago

The military cannot automatically discharge people because they're gay, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday in the case of a decorated flight nurse who sued the Air Force over her dismissal. picked by muppet 2 years ago

MILITARY bombing practice has caused one of France's worst fires for three years which continues to rage on the eastern outskirts of Marseille. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

An asteroid impact may have caused one mass extinction in the past, but this article argues that relatively sudden releases of hydrogen sulfide gas from the world's oceans may have caused others. H2S is thought to be released as a consequence of high levels of CO2 in the atmosphere. Guess what's happening now? picked by Fanatic 3 years ago

America's military kids are showing symptoms of deployment-related stress, virtual mirrors of their parents who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. picked by TraumaMamma 1 month ago

A $15 million veterinary hospital for four-legged military personnel opened Tuesday at Lackland Air Force Base, offering a long overdue facility that gives advanced medical treatment for combat-wounded dogs. picked by Marli 1 year ago

The economic crisis could help the military recruit and retain troops, Pentagon officials said Friday, potentially ending years of extraordinary bonuses and waivers that have become necessary to keep enough troops to fight two wars. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

The British military is mystified after what was first announced as a major haul of opium poppy seeds amounted to nothing more than a hill of beans. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Two U.S soldiers were murdered in Iraq by another U.S soldier. and the military refuses to tell the victims families what happened. this is also close to home for me. Darris Dawson was a friend of my brothers and both served together in Iraq. picked by katrinamcal 1 year ago

A Pentagon-commissioned report urges the Defense Department to ban smoking in the military, even by combat troops in battle zones, a proposal that quickly ignited a controversy among service members. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

Guy buys an used MP3 player, finds it comes pre-loaded with U.S. military personnel lists that included social security numbers and cell phone numbers of soldiers stationed overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq. (most of the files were from 2005) picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Under the plan, people who earn over $1 million in New York state will pay an income tax surcharge of about 3/4 of 1 percent for five years. In all, it would raise over $5 billion for mass transit. picked by deEPCHill 2 years ago

In 1990, the San Francisco Bay Area was home to several large U.S. military facilities.

By 2000, they were all gone. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago