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 ...

Our hearing picks up a limited range of sounds, limits that were used successfully to keep teenagers from congregating outside British grocery stores by a device called the “teenage sound repeller." ...

If you’ve seen an owl fly, you probably didn’t hear a thing. That’s because their skin and feathers dampen sound by absorbing high- and low-frequency flight noise. Inspired by this natural ...

While academic research shows high-pitched sounds in general can negatively affect pets, no studies exist that determine if, or to what extent, smart plugs specifically cause such problems. A ...