As the Miami and Lenape peoples are rebuilding their languages, they're gaining a better understanding of how their ancestors ...

As the far right fulminates about who ‘belongs’ in Britain, let’s remember Fritz Lustig, who arrived here in 1939, just months before war broke out. Initially jailed as an ‘enemy alien’, he played a v ...

The words "tick-tock," "hiss" and "screech" are examples of onomatopoeia because they imitate the sounds they represent: the ...

The neurophysiological disorder is characterized by a severe aversion to sound—and the struggle to convince others of the ...

Short-term memories are thought to be formed deep within the brain in structures such as the hippocampus, but little is known ...

On December 7, 1877, Thomas Edison walked into the offices of Scientific American in New York City and placed a metal device ...

We learn something new every day. Sometimes completely by chance. For example, did you know that French newborns cry with a ...

Bioacousticians are finding animal communication patterns once thought unique to humans — discoveries that challenge ideas ...

Microsoft has introduced Windows 11 with a bang with a lot of new features including a new startup sound that is extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect to perceive. This feature ...

These subtle—and sometimes not so subtle—patterns of accent bias are engendered and then reinforced in our society in a ...

A quick look at our TV ratings shows that while many TVs today offer great picture quality, a significant number fall short in terms of sound quality. You’ll notice this weakness most if you’re ...

June 5, 2026 • Trump administration cabinet members and other federal and state officials denounced fraud in Medicaid and various government programs during a news conference in central Ohio. Acting U ...