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.
The Answer: The first national observance of Daylight Saving Time in the United States was in 1918, to save energy during World War I. This lasted seven months before being repealed. A similar, year-round, national observance went into effect in World War II, starting February 9, 1942, and ending September 30, 1945.eginning in 2007, the observance starts on the second Sunday in March and ends in the first Sunday in November, adding an additional month. For more on Daylight Saving Time around the world, click here.