Insect pupae hiss like snakes for defense. A Kobe University team now reveals the mechanisms, opening the door to further ...

A sound bath is a full-body meditative experience where people lie down and listen to resonant sounds. It often involves singing bowls, which create an echoing sound that ‘bathes’ people. Some people ...

We asked experts about the health benefits of listening to gongs, chimes and crystal bowls. By Nicole Stock As the sun set over the Pacific Ocean, the beach cool against my back, a voice invited me to ...

I’ve always been intrigued by how our chaotic world impacts on our wellbeing. With deadlines on the horizon, a relentless to-do list and working in London, a city that never sleeps, it’s not ...

The sound of the angry bees that you just heard is actually just a cat purr sped up in chorus to make it sound like there's a whole bunch of them. So by taking a single parameter of a sound, the ...

The Windy City is becoming a mecca for sound recording engineers. Opportunities have increased for a wide variety of careers in music technology, from recording live music, producing multitrack rock ...

Supervising sound editors Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn on noisy audiences, quiet characters, and the challenges of watching at home Supervising sound editors Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn on ...

In auditory illusion tests, people perceive silence as a form of sound, just as Simon and Garfunkel suggested. By Bethany Brookshire The hush at the end of the musical performance. The pause in a ...

Getting a good night’s sleep is hard. A third of all American adults report getting less than the daily recommended amount of sleep nearly every night. Too little noise, and the mind starts to race.

From the splashes and sprays of an ocean documentary to the action-packed thumps and thuds of a fighting video game, sounds are an integral element of any creative production. These audio elements are ...

Sound is one of the most important elements of a piece, second only to visuals. There are many people whose job is to ensure the finished product sounds exactly the way it should, and one of those is ...