From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Audiology (from Latin audÄ«re, to hear; and from Greek -Î»Î¿Î³Î¯Î±, -logia) is a branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders. Its practitioners, who treat those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage are audiologists.
Many Americans will spring forward an hour to mark the beginning of daylight savings time (DST)âalso known as daylight saving timeâat 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8. Time will fall back to standard time again on Sunday, November 1, when DST ends.
In 1917, Australia and Newfoundland began saving daylight. The plan was not formally adopted in the U.S. until 1918. ' An Act to preserve daylight and provide standard time for the United States ' was enacted on March 19, 1918. [See law] It both established standard time zones and set summer DST to begin on March 31, 1918. Daylight Saving Time was observed for seven months in 1918 and 1919.