Babies of Bilingual Mothers Have Higher Sensitivity to Wider Pitch Range, Different Way of Processing Sound in the Brain [STUDY]

Medicine & Technology May 23, 2024

Babies of bilingual mothers were found to be sensitive towards all sounds involved in the study. Read to learn more.

World's Loudest Animals: How Many Decibels of Sound Can They Produce?

Dec 29, 2023

Some animals can produce sounds that reach up to 200 decibels. Read to learn more.

Miniature Wearable Sensors Track Subtle Sounds Inside the Body, Provide Information for Continuous Health Monitoring

Nov 24, 2023

A team of experts developed the world’s first wearable sensors which can continuously monitor patient health. Learn more about it in this article.

Can You Hear the Sound of Silence? New Study Reveals How Brains Perceive a Quiet Place

Jul 11, 2023

A recent study reveals that brains actively process silence, shedding light on why they perceive pauses differently. Read the article to learn more.

Human Brain May Be Biased in Perceiving Sounds When Heard From the Left Side, Study Reveals

May 22, 2023

Neuroscientists found that the brain has a strange bias in perceiving voices from the left ear. Read the article to know more details.

Dinosaur Sounds? Fossilized Voice Box Suggests That These Creatures Had a More Melodious, Subtle Vocal Range Than Previously Thought

Mar 16, 2023

Recent analyses of a dinosaur's fossilized voice box revealed that the creature may have been capable of making birdlike sounds. Read to learn more.

Brain Circuitry In Zebra Finches Demonstrated in a New Study; Social Interaction Among Birds Investigated

Aug 16, 2022

A new study demonstrates brain circuitry that’s telling zebra finches, what incoming information they need to pay attention to. Read to know more about this.

Scientists Use Fish Sounds to Study, Conserve Underwater Ecosystems [Listen]

May 11, 2022

Fish make sounds to communicate, attract made and send distress signals. Read on to find out how those could help scientists conserve underwater ecosystems.

Scientists Hacked Vacuum Cleaners To Make A Spying Device

Nov 19, 2020

Researchers demonstrated that vacuum cleaners could be hacked to act as microphones and be used as spying devices.

Researchers Create Sound Shadows

Jun 29, 2017

Researchers have designed sounds that are inaudible to humans but can be recorded by microphones.

Nanofiber Device Can Feel Forces & Hears Sounds Made By Heart Muscle Cells

May 18, 2017

A new mini device has been created by the engineers of University of California San Diego, which can feel the forces generated by swimming bacteria.

The ‘Music Of The Meteors’: Is It For Real?

Apr 18, 2017

The meteors when arcing through the atmosphere produce a hissing sound. The reason for this ‘music of the meteors’, is shrouded in mystery that a new hypothesis tries of unraveling.

What Sounds Have To Do With Making Products, Foods Appear Larger In Commercial Ads

Apr 17, 2017

Find out the reason why you perceive products to be large in commercial ads.

What Sounds Have To Do With Making Products, Foods Appear Larger In Commercial Ads

Apr 17, 2017

Find out the reason why you perceive products to be large in commercial ads.

Misophonia: Scientists Reveal Why Certain Sounds Annoy People

Feb 08, 2017

In a study conducted by Dr. Kumar of Newcastle University finally cracks the reason as to why certain sounds can set people with Misophonia off.