Staying aware of your surroundings matters. That includes hearing smoke alarms, appliance beeps or a knock at the door. Still, real life gets busy. You wear headphones. You get focused. Sounds slip by ...

You know that sound in your ear that is like a rushing or a soft whooshing? It can be really unsettling. This happens when you are not doing anything. It is very quiet. It is not like the sounds you ...

How do we like the music that we like? The answer involves more than our brain—it also involves our body. Understanding this process is a focus of Rebecca Lepping, Ph.D., a music neuroscientist at the ...

Image of the Fairbuds XL on a table (Daniel Cooper for Engadget) Two years ago, Fairphone launched a pair of modular, fully-repairable headphones called the Fairbuds XL. Now, the Dutch social ...

Why is it so easy to hear individual words in your native language, but in a foreign language they run together in one long stream of sound? Researchers from UC San Francisco have begun to answer that ...

Fun is the name of the game for the widely heralded hardcore punk band DRAIN. The trio’s blood-pumping riffs and overwhelmingly positive lyrics make the group an anomaly of sorts. Composed of vocalist ...

The sound of jackhammering may sound earsplitting to most, but the sound of construction is music to President Donald Trump’s ears. Workers began demolishing part of the East Wing on Oct. 20 ahead of ...

Customizing your Windows 11 sounds can make your PC feel more personal and easier to recognize. Follow the steps below to change notification tones, startup sounds, and more. For more details, see ...

You can change notification sounds for emails and calendar events directly within the new Outlook app for Windows. In classic Outlook, you can choose whether to play a sound when a new email arrives.

The sound of someone sniffling can be irritating, but that has almost nothing to do with the sound itself, new Carnegie Mellon University research shows. “It’s not the sound, it’s how I feel about the ...

Kym Karath attends the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute celebrating Julie Andrews at Dolby Theatre on June 09, 2022 in Hollywood, California (Axelle/Bauer ...