Your unique screams can identify you

New research may explain why humans evolved to scream.

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
June 25, 2019 ~5 min

Brain differences in blind people may sharpen hearing

People who are blind tend to have a more nuanced sense of hearing. Two studies indicate what that looks like in the brain.

Kim Eckart-Washington • futurity
May 7, 2019 ~7 min


1 part of the brain connects sound and action in mice

Researchers have known about the path that sound takes through the mouse brain, but not how sound influences behavior. Now they've figured it out.

Jim Barlow-Oregon • futurity
April 23, 2019 ~4 min

Singing in your head could mess up your pitch

How you mentally prepare to sing could be throwing off your pitch when you open your mouth.

Bert Gambini-Buffalo • futurity
March 15, 2019 ~5 min

Sound-canceling rings block noise but not air

A new way of baffling sound could be less bulky than walls while seriously cutting noise pollution.

Kat McAlpine-Boston • futurity
March 8, 2019 ~9 min

Sign-language translator is as portable as Chapstick

The new technology can translate much better than other currently available devices.

Caroline Brooks-Michigan State • futurity
Feb. 15, 2019 ~5 min

Awesome mosquito hearing includes our voices

Scientists thought mosquitoes didn't have what it takes to hear over long distances. They were wrong, new research suggests.

Krishna Ramanujan-Cornell • futurity
Feb. 7, 2019 ~5 min

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