Researchers have known for centuries that some fish make sounds. Now, using special underwater acoustics, researchers have ...

Exploring the science behind an “infinite sound” effect, explaining how sound waves, acoustics, and physics combine to create this unusual auditory phenomenon. JFK's niece has message for man who ...

The cochlea is the spiral-shaped structure within the inner ear responsible for our sense of hearing. To fully understand ...

Pūkeko use sound elements to create calls and combine them to create complex call sequences in order to expand the range of ...

Sensitive hearing may have evolved in mammal ancestors far earlier than scientists once believed. By modeling how sound moved ...

In fiction, magic makes levitation easy. With a simple swish-and-flick of his wand, Ron Weasley yanks a troll’s club high above its head in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Through graceful ...

California-based Sonic Fire Tech has developed a new fire suppression system that uses sound waves to vibrate oxygen molecules, preventing them from readily mixing with fuel, disrupting combustion, ...

A new sound-recording machine which may upset the recording industry was in production last week in Manhattan. A compact affair not much bigger than a portable radio, it makes records on Cellophane ...

Behavioral economist Katy Milkman explains why most New Year’s resolutions fail and shares how science-backed strategies can build habits that last. From Agency Chaos to Dark Energy Shocks: How ...

Astronomers have observed a white dwarf - a highly compact Earth-sized stellar ember - that is creating a colorful shockwave as it moves through space, leaving them searching for an explanation.

Computational science is a discipline concerned with the design, implementation and use of mathematical models to analyse and solve scientific problems. Typically, the term refers to the use of ...