Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could ...

defined as unwanted sound, has the potential to cause real damage to our bodies and minds. The principal sources of environmental noise are transportation and industrial operations. Since Koch’s time, ...

Whether you have trouble falling asleep or just want help improving sleep, white noise machines work to eliminate any environmental sounds or background noise and replace it with calming white noise.

University of Texas at Austin researchers worked to determine whether sound clips are enough for AI to know what the environment it’s hearing looks like, a skill previously unique to humans.

Flora utilizes the vibrations created from sound waves as a method to detect possible predators within the environment. These vibrations allow the Flora to activate defense mechanisms to guard against ...