Biochemist Martin Gruebele regularly dons a pair of headphones in his lab at the University of Illinois. But instead of music, he listens to a cacophony of clinking, jarring noises — as if a group of ...

There are five general senses: touch for feels, taste for food, smell for avoiding trash, hearing for sounds, and, of course, ...

The National Park System’s breathtaking landscapes and cultural and historic sites serve as living laboratories for science and discovery that help safeguard our nation’s legacy. Yet today, ...

The microphone aboard Mars Rover Perseverance has captured a number of interesting noises in its explorations, but for the most part, “a deep silence prevails” on the red planet. You can still hear ...

Look at that mountain! Imagine you are standing at the base of a volcano looking up. You were told that the volcano isn’t going to erupt anytime soon, but you notice a little bit of smoke (or is that ...

Many people think of the ocean as a quiet and serene place: Take a dip underwater and the cacophony of the world melts away. But the ocean is quite noisy, full of whale songs and echolocation, which ...