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By Apr 16, 2021
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Loud industrial noise hurts neighboring trees

Woodland areas near loud natural gas wells had fewer young trees than areas without the noisy production.
By Mar 8, 2021
Animals

Treefrogs have noise-cancelling headphones built into their ears

Serendipitously, scientists have discovered a way that frogs have evolved to hear the calls of their own species more clearly.
By Jan 29, 2021
Science

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

The seemingly opposite conditions of autonomous sensory meridian response and misophonia could have quite a lot in common.
By Jan 13, 2021
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Simple solutions to soundproof your apartment

You can finally record that podcast. Or get some sleep.
By Nov 10, 2020
Science

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

We definitely don’t want them to take after pigeons.
By Aug 14, 2020
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Decipher mysterious sounds with this matching game

From movie sound effects to cryptic waveforms, sound takes on many forms.
By Feb 24, 2020
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This sound illusion puts the scary in scary movies

Weird undertones aren’t for the faint of heart.
By Feb 20, 2020
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Even plants pick up on good vibes

They’re a funky bunch, according to Shrek Chalasani.
By Feb 19, 2020
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How humans can echolocate like bats

And how it changes the brain in the process.
By Feb 18, 2020
Technology

The secret to noise-canceling headphones is making more noise

To block out sound, you need to know about all the odd clangs in this world.