Sound machines and “sleep sounds” are often marketed as a cure for restless nights, but new research suggests they may ...

A wildfire burns in the hills of a Los Angeles suburb, leaping from one patch of dry brush to another as it approaches a cluster of homes. The landscaping at the first house burns, but the house ...

Have you ever stepped outside on a frigid, quiet morning and heard sounds emanating from somewhere far away? It's not your imagination—cold air really does carry sound farther. Sound begins with ...

A world-famous light experiment from 1801 has now been carried out with sound for the first time. Research by physicists in Leiden has produced new insights that could be applied in 5G devices and the ...

New Wave music kicked off in the '80s with an unstoppable force. Born of the '70s era punk, the genre really flourished in both New York and London. Following the death of Joy Division's lead singer ...

Walk into any store, restaurant, or hotel lobby and you’ll notice something immediately: The most inviting spaces don’t just look good—they sound good. That’s no accident. Businesses are realizing ...

As synthesizers and drum machines became more affordable in the 1980s, novel technology became as common in new wave groups as guitars were in the punk and rock and roll bands that preceded them. This ...

The Puget Sound region was expected to warm up into the lower 90s on Wednesday, with the rest of the week following suit. 80-degree weather is on tap until the weekend. “It’s going to be warming up a ...

Electric vehicle engines are almost silent. They’re so quiet, automakers have to add sounds to warn pedestrians and cyclists that EVs are approaching. To avoid collisions, the National Highway Traffic ...

New research shows non-invasive sound wave therapy can directly target deep brain regions, significantly reducing depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms. Patients suffering from depression, anxiety ...

That now classic tagline (from Alien, one of the greatest science-fiction horror movies ever made) hinges on a big assumption that most of us broadly make: space is empty. And it is—mostly. But there ...

UChicago Medicine is using a new technology to destroy liver tumors without radiation, chemotherapy or even cutting the skin. Called histotripsy, it destroys tumors using sound waves. Amber Sikes was ...