16
Mar
Can plants actually talk and hear?
Sound is so fundamental to life that some scientists now think there’s a kernel of truth to folklore that plants can communicate.
16
Mar
Can plants actually talk and hear?
Sound is so fundamental to life that some scientists now think there’s a kernel of truth to folklore that plants can communicate.
26
Feb
26
Oct
What is misophonia?
Chomping and lip-smacking are annoying to many, but for people with misophonia, such simple sounds can breed panic and extreme rage.
17
Feb
Sound effects inspired Stonehenge
Scientist Steven Waller thinks that acoustic interference was so mysterious 5,000 years ago that it compelled people to erect Stonehenge.
30
Jan
Sound waves may be the future of male birth control
Rotating high-frequency ultrasound around the testes, scientists killed most of the sperm-creating cells in rats.
03
Nov
Baby’s cry and lion’s roar are quite similar, say scientists
Small, flat, vocal plates allow lions to use a small amount of air to produce their large roars.
02
Nov
Why Fingernails on Blackboards Sound So Horrible
Much time has been spent, over the past century, on working out exactly what it is about the sound of fingernails on a blackboard that’s so unpleasant. A new study pins the blame on psychology and the design of our ear canals.
» via Wired
16
Sep
Mysterious booming sounds rattles North Carolina windows and doors
Mudslides, meteors, earthquakes, tsunamis and explosive gas are all given as potential causes for the odd and intense noises.
28
Jun
T-shirt charges your phone by absorbing ambient sound
Shirts made of piezoelectric fabrics could make charging your portable electronics easier than ever.
via infoneer-pulse