Low-frequency sounds that are undetectable by the human ear can make people dance more, a new study finds. And those people may be unaware it's even happening. When you purchase through links on our ...

A recent research study found that low-frequency bass make people more likely to dance at a live music performance, even if they can’t actually hear the extremely low sounds. A recent research study ...

Shape matters, even in hearing. Specifically, it is the shape of the cochlea – the snail-shell-shaped organ in the inner ear that converts sound waves into nerve impulses that the brain deciphers – ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Have you ever wanted to hear what lightning sounds like? How about the northern lights? Well, you can. "Natural radio emissions are natural radio emissions that originate from ...

From growls to booms, whales, fish and crustaceans all produce sounds. Selecting the gregarious Goliath grouper, researchers deployed a novel automated detector and localization model to find ...

My wife, Marie, and I recently returned from a week vacationing on Block Island. Access to the island is by ferryboat from Point Judith, Rhode Island. Marie has a special relationship with Block ...

Because of their size, cats have relatively short vocal cords—so how are they able to produce such low-frequency sounds when purring? Pixabay Cats can be mysterious creatures to begin with, but their ...

The duck-billed dinosaur Parasaurolophus is distinctive for its prominent crest, which some scientists have suggested served as a kind of resonating chamber to produce low-frequency sounds. Nobody ...