Sounds that are lower pitched are less studied than other types. Some say it’s a health hazard. Others have doubts. By Lourdes Medrano/Undark Published Apr 17, 2024 8:00 AM EDT This article was ...

Long-term exposure to low-frequency noise can cause numerous health problems, but the solution may be found in an unexpected object, a pingpong ball. Conventionally thought of as the hollow plastic ...

Scientists in China have developed a new tech that can reportedly help detect a low-frequency sound source originating from the extreme depths in waters. Developed by scientists at Harbin Engineering ...

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 ...

Research conducted by a team of scientists from Kaunas University, Lithuania, revealed that low-frequency ultrasound influences blood parameters. The findings suggest that ultrasound's effect on ...

Most of us already have some personal experience with the power of sound — whether it's a specific frequency that keeps you calm, or the white noise that helps you sleep at night. Taking this basic ...

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 ...

Researchers have engineered a silk fabric that can suppress noise by either generating sound waves that interfere with the noise or by blocking vibrations that are key to the transmission of sound.