As US cities struggle to reduce homelessness, two scholars explain how planners can reform shelter design to be more humane and to prioritize mental health and well-being.

An epigenetic model of cancer that incorporates the concept of stochasticity could also explain why cancer risk increases with age and how biological development can be reversible.

Since antiquity people have harnessed sound as a weapon, and the practice continues – in new high-tech ways – today.

Noise pollution is a serious problem, and cars make a lot of it. But roads are also a factor.

Arctic foxes have a few special talents that help them sneak up on unseen prey and pounce.

We've devised a way to factor in noise annoyance levels in drone design.

Whether it's cars passing nearby, a neighbour's blaring music or the constant drone of a lawnmower, the trouble with sound is that – unlike light – it can be hard to block out completely.