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SpaceX Starship launching on fifth test flight

The SpaceX Starship is so loud, it may kill birds The SpaceX Starship is so loud, it may kill birds

Water tank used for wave modulation system

Sound waves power ping-pong ball through aquatic obstacle course Sound waves power ping-pong ball through aquatic obstacle course

Close up of wolf spider resting on web

Spider conversations decoded with the help of machine learning and contact microphones Spider conversations decoded with the help of machine learning and contact microphones

MIT Van Atta Backscatter array closeup

This new subsea communications system can run on an iota of power This new subsea communications system can run on an iota of power

A pale beige DIY wooden phone amplifier with a Jack Skellington fabric speaker cover on a black shelf against a white wall, with an iPhone inserted into the top, playing music from the band Durry.

DIY

Make your phone louder with this DIY wooden speaker Make your phone louder with this DIY wooden speaker

By Jean Levasseur

New Beatles song to bring John Lennon’s voice back, with a little help from AI New Beatles song to bring John Lennon’s voice back, with a little help from AI

By Harry Guinness

Dolphins use echolocation to find fish and navigate in the dark sea.

How echolocation lets bats, dolphins, and even people navigate by sound How echolocation lets bats, dolphins, and even people navigate by sound

Apple MacBook turning on on a wooden desk with a white desk chair

The real reason that familiar Apple Mac chime is off key The real reason that familiar Apple Mac chime is off key

By Richard Mainwaring

a stage filled with lights and music equipment

This AI can harness sound to reveal the structure of unseen spaces This AI can harness sound to reveal the structure of unseen spaces

By Charlotte Hu

NASA SLS rocket engine test at Kennedy Space Center at night

This is how astronomically loud a rocket launch really is This is how astronomically loud a rocket launch really is

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

A woman expressing shock and brain tingling under sound waves of the Shepard Tone in red and pink

Why this cinematic sound trick makes your brain tingle and your skin crawl Why this cinematic sound trick makes your brain tingle and your skin crawl

By Alison Nastasi

Subwoofer and soundbar sonos

DIY

Where to place a subwoofer with a soundbar to level up your TV setup Where to place a subwoofer with a soundbar to level up your TV setup

diver take a photo video upon colorful coral kapoposang indonesia scuba diving

Why ocean researchers want to create a global library of undersea sounds Why ocean researchers want to create a global library of undersea sounds

By Charlotte Hu

The Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar in front of a flatscreen TV

Gear

Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Max review: Reaching the upper Atmos-sphere Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar Max review: Reaching the upper Atmos-sphere

By Markkus Rovito

a brown bat in flight

The secret to these bats’ hunting prowess is deep within their ears The secret to these bats’ hunting prowess is deep within their ears

By Kate Baggaley

Fish sounds tell us about underwater reefs—but we need better tech to really listen Fish sounds tell us about underwater reefs—but we need better tech to really listen

By Charlotte Hu

A Black woman wearing a yellow hard hat while inserting an orange foam ear plug into her ear.

DIY

It’s never too early to start protecting your hearing It’s never too early to start protecting your hearing

By Jean Feingold

a giant hornet crawls on a box

These honeybees have a surprisingly fierce battle cry These honeybees have a surprisingly fierce battle cry

By Kate Baggaley

person playing violin

You might like Stradivarius violins because worms hate them You might like Stradivarius violins because worms hate them

By Philip Kiefer

Blue sine waves on a black background. Sine waves, like these, are a way to envision how sound works.

How do sound waves work? How do sound waves work?

By Brian S. Hawkins