In 1997, NOAA researchers recorded a mysterious ultra-low-frequency noise so powerful it registered on sensors thousands of ...

Some people occasionally hear a low buzzing or humming sound that doesn't have a clear source. An estimated 2–4% of the world's population hear this. Scientists have been trying to figure out for ...

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 ...

Sound has dimension, and it's sometimes easy to forget just how big sound can be. At 20 Hz we're talking about a 56.5-foot wavelength, calculated using 1130 feet per second as a typical value for the ...

Experts aren't positive why some people hear a humming noise that never ceases. However, new research may offer an ...

What did dinosaurs hear? Probably a lot of low frequency sounds, like the heavy footsteps of another dinosaur, if University of Maryland professor Robert Dooling and his colleagues are right. What ...

Most people like dancing at concerts, but what factors affect the urge to dance? It turns out that sound frequencies below human hearing can lead people to dance more, a new study has found. And ...