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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

Green hummingbird hovering in the air

This is the most soothing sound in the world This is the most soothing sound in the world

By Purbita Saha

Studio C at Blackbird Studios in Nashville

Gear

How to soundproof a room How to soundproof a room

band-playing-for-elephants

Can music help animals relax? Can music help animals relax?

By Bill Gourgey

A person sitting on a bed, enjoying playing a keyboard that's hooked up to a laptop.

DIY

5 tech tricks for learning a musical instrument 5 tech tricks for learning a musical instrument

By Gina Wisener

How bomb detectors discovered a hidden pod of singing blue whales

How bomb detectors discovered a hidden pod of singing blue whales How bomb detectors discovered a hidden pod of singing blue whales

A Brown hen sits on a nest of straw and one brown egg in a particle board compartment. A white egg sits nearby.

Even from inside their shells and wombs, embryos are listening Even from inside their shells and wombs, embryos are listening

By Lauren Leffer

A tangle of macaque monkeys.

Laughter is a key part of play for many animals Laughter is a key part of play for many animals

Person with long black hair and in silver sequin hat at microphone

Why your voice sounds weird on recordings Why your voice sounds weird on recordings

By Neel Bhatt/The Conversation

Treefrogs have noise-cancelling headphones built into their ears Treefrogs have noise-cancelling headphones built into their ears

What underwater sounds can tell us about the state of coral reefs What underwater sounds can tell us about the state of coral reefs

By Ellie Shechet

A captive spotted eagle ray feeding on mollusks in a tank

Listen to the soothing sounds of a snacking stingray Listen to the soothing sounds of a snacking stingray

By Purbita Saha

Why ASMR calms some people down and sends others into a rage Why ASMR calms some people down and sends others into a rage

By Eleanor Cummins

Person with short black hair with sound-cancelling headphones and a backpack on a light purple and sea green background

Do binaural beats benefit your brain? Do binaural beats benefit your brain?

By Sara Kiley Watson

Simple solutions to soundproof your apartment

Gear

Simple solutions to soundproof your apartment Simple solutions to soundproof your apartment

By PopSci Commerce Team

an astronaut stands next to an american flag on the moon

Imagine traveling to the moon only to realize you’re allergic to it. One astronaut did. Imagine traveling to the moon only to realize you’re allergic to it. One astronaut did.

By Popular Science Team

a drone hovers next to a lake and a tree

Delivery drones could drive us batty—unless they take some sonic cues from owls Delivery drones could drive us batty—unless they take some sonic cues from owls

By Popular Science Team

We can protect whales from ship strikes by translating their songs We can protect whales from ship strikes by translating their songs

By Kate Baggaley

Sounds can play tricks on you—can you decipher the truth?

DIY

Decipher mysterious sounds with this matching game Decipher mysterious sounds with this matching game

By Jessica Boddy

An empty Fenway Stadium

Leagues scramble to replace the roar of the crowd as pro sports return Leagues scramble to replace the roar of the crowd as pro sports return

By Purbita Saha

Microsoft noise suppression

AI is here to mask barking dogs and screaming kids from your video calls AI is here to mask barking dogs and screaming kids from your video calls

By Stan Horaczek

a person holding a TV remote and using their TV

Eighteen digital freebies and extended trials you can take advantage of right now Eighteen digital freebies and extended trials you can take advantage of right now

Worker sitting at Mac laptop with wireless headphones on

Listening to music helps you work, sometimes Listening to music helps you work, sometimes

By Manuel F. Gonzalez & John R. Aiello/The Conversation

a cattle skull mounted on wood

Five surprising ways people have used (and are still using) bones Five surprising ways people have used (and are still using) bones

By John Kennedy

Natalie Andrewson illustration

This sound illusion puts the scary in scary movies This sound illusion puts the scary in scary movies

By Sara Chodosh

Dissecting a lightning strike, from flash to boom Dissecting a lightning strike, from flash to boom

Totto Renna illustration

Ranked: the loudest sounds ever measured Ranked: the loudest sounds ever measured

By Jessica Boddy

It’s not just you: Restaurants have gotten too loud. But there are some fixes. It’s not just you: Restaurants have gotten too loud. But there are some fixes.

By Chris Berdik

joan wong illustration

Seven mysterious sounds science has yet to solve Seven mysterious sounds science has yet to solve

By Erin Blakemore

sound in space illustration

What your voice would sound like on other planets and moons What your voice would sound like on other planets and moons

By Sara Chodosh

Niv Bavarsky illustration

This is why you mishear popular song lyrics This is why you mishear popular song lyrics

By Sara Kiley Watson

Hidden hearing loss is hitting people of all ages. Neuroscientists are still debating why. Hidden hearing loss is hitting people of all ages. Neuroscientists are still debating why.

By Sarah Scoles

This frog’s signature chirp can be heavenly or hellish This frog’s signature chirp can be heavenly or hellish

By Eleanor Cummins

The Sims language

Gear

The Sims’ language has surprisingly scientific origins The Sims’ language has surprisingly scientific origins

By Marion Renault

Inside the extraordinary experiment to save the Stradivarius sound Inside the extraordinary experiment to save the Stradivarius sound

By Chuck Squatriglia

Phonautograph and Wax Cylinder recorders

Humans have been recording sound since before they could play it back Humans have been recording sound since before they could play it back

By Eleanor Cummins

Gear

Four whistles and instruments you can use to call wildlife Four whistles and instruments you can use to call wildlife

By John Kennedy

Natalie Andrewson illustration

I built a room so quiet you can hear your own blood I built a room so quiet you can hear your own blood

By Eleanor Cummins

a woman with her eyes closed listening to something with headphones

Listen to this shiver-inducing introduction to the science of ASMR Listen to this shiver-inducing introduction to the science of ASMR

By Popular Science Team

a man hypnotizing a woman

Ben Franklin invented a mesmerizing instrument with a deadly reputation Ben Franklin invented a mesmerizing instrument with a deadly reputation

By Popular Science Team

Meet the man who restores old music to its original glory Meet the man who restores old music to its original glory

By Stan Horaczek

Jacques Kleynhans illustration

Why you’re powerless to ignore a crying baby Why you’re powerless to ignore a crying baby

By Sara Chodosh

Sorry, even Mariah Carey can’t twist bottle caps off with her voice

Sorry, even Mariah Carey can’t twist bottle caps off with her voice Sorry, even Mariah Carey can’t twist bottle caps off with her voice

By Eleanor Cummins

The weirdest things we learned this week: doctors drinking pee and telephones made of cats

The weirdest things we learned this week: doctors drinking pee and telephones made of cats The weirdest things we learned this week: doctors drinking pee and telephones made of cats

By Popular Science Team

How to make an open office more quiet

DIY

How to make an open office more quiet How to make an open office more quiet

Listen to a haunting song composed using climate data

Listen to a haunting song composed using climate data Listen to a haunting song composed using climate data

By Alex Schwartz

Super Super Bowl gear to enjoy all year round

Gear

Game day gadgets you’ll be happy to have all year round Game day gadgets you’ll be happy to have all year round

By Billy Cadden

InSight's solar panel sits in front of a Martian landscape

Listen to the very first sounds recorded on Mars Listen to the very first sounds recorded on Mars

By Charlie Wood

Naturally 7 at the Bell Ice Cube in Vancouver BC– Stock Editorial Photography

Watch people beatbox in an MRI Watch people beatbox in an MRI

By Charlie Wood

an illustration of a man pretending to read someone's mind in front of a crowd

The spookiest things we learned this week The spookiest things we learned this week

By Rachel Feltman

Rolls Royce built a silent isolation chamber in its Phantom luxury car

Rolls Royce built a silent isolation chamber in its Phantom luxury car Rolls Royce built a silent isolation chamber in its Phantom luxury car

By Jordan Golson

Pennsylvania’s 9/11 memorial is one of the first in the world to use sound as a tribute

Pennsylvania’s 9/11 memorial is one of the first in the world to use sound as a tribute Pennsylvania’s 9/11 memorial is one of the first in the world to use sound as a tribute

By Eleanor Cummins

walter rothschild zebra carriage

The weirdest things we learned this week: bone flutes, zebra carriages, and laughing gas parties The weirdest things we learned this week: bone flutes, zebra carriages, and laughing gas parties

By Rachel Feltman

hand touching sound board

Why our devices make the sounds they make Why our devices make the sounds they make

By Eleanor Cummins

Artificial intelligence can take your bad whistling and make it sound like Mozart

Artificial intelligence can take your bad whistling and make it sound like Mozart Artificial intelligence can take your bad whistling and make it sound like Mozart

an enema kit with a bellows

The weirdest things we learned this week: smoke enemas, sneaky sound design, and stranded lighthouses The weirdest things we learned this week: smoke enemas, sneaky sound design, and stranded lighthouses

By Rachel Feltman

Laurel or Yanny?

Yanny vs. Laurel is ‘The Dress of 2018’—but these sound experts think they can end the debate right now Yanny vs. Laurel is ‘The Dress of 2018’—but these sound experts think they can end the debate right now

By Sara Chodosh

Charcoal Companion Cast Iron Garlic Roaster & Squeezer Set

Gear

Five rad and random products I found this week Five rad and random products I found this week

By Billy Cadden

Gear

Anker’s smart home brand is crowdfunding a new security system Anker’s smart home brand is crowdfunding a new security system

By Billy Cadden

Five rad and random items for a fun night in

Gear

Five rad and random items for a fun night in Five rad and random items for a fun night in

By Billy Cadden

The physics behind a baseball bat’s sweet spot The physics behind a baseball bat’s sweet spot

By Sara Chodosh