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.
"...the brain is able to make precise predictions about when a sound is supposed to happen and what it should sound like."
The evolutionary origin of vocal communication dates back more than 400 million years, says research on some unexpected species.
Some moths use ultrasound to warn bats they contain bitter toxins; others are just trying to sound like they'd taste bad, too.
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