Fake news? You decide.Diplomatic officials may have been targeted with an unknown weapon in Havana. But a recording of one “sonic attack” actually is the singing of a very loud cricket, a new analysis concludes.
In November 2016, American diplomats in Cuba complained of persistent, high-pitched sounds followed by a range of symptoms, including headaches, nausea and hearing loss.
Exams of nearly two dozen of them eventually revealed signs of concussions or other brain injuries, and speculation about the cause turned to weapons that blast sound or microwaves...
On Friday, two scientists presented evidence that those sounds were not so mysterious after all.
They were made by crickets, the researchers concluded. more
Fact: Buddy Holly released chirping crickets in 1957, and died about two years later. Just coincidence? You decide.
