For the first time in more than 200 years, two broods of cicadas will emerge from the ground at the same time. Here's what you should know.

Stimulating the brain with gentle sounds during deep sleep significantly enhances heart function, according to a small study in men.

A smart speaker system mutes certain areas of a room or separates simultaneous conversations, even if two people have similar voices.

A new study finds that even when asleep, the sounds babies' hear play a role in their language development.

Silence might not be deafening but it’s something that we can literally hear, report researchers.

Humpback whales sing louder around noisy wind, but not noisy boats. The discovery could have consequences for their breeding and behavior.

Too much or too little noise in the office can harm our well-being, research finds. The ideal is about 50 decibels.

A book on the Klaxon automobile horn shows how consumers are led toward technological solutions for the problems technology creates.

Those who do well on human empathy tests are also better at decoding the emotional sounds of animals, according to a new study.

New research clarifies how our brains keep track of sounds we hear to make sense of words.