SOUND

The theremin—a spooky instrument that scored the biggest sci-fi films of the 1950s—was invented by accident.

The campaign to ban “Sound Effects No. 13 – Death & Horror” didn’t stop it from becoming the first sound effects album to break the UK Top 100 charts in the 1970s.

Cats and “Pspsps” go together like toddlers and the crinkling wrapper of a candy bar that you were trying to eat in secret. What gives?

Vocal fry describes a specific sound quality caused by the movement of the vocal folds—and it’s nothing new.

Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone helped fund his future experiments—some of which have proven tough to decipher.

While individual bubbles are fragile things, walls of them can muffle a major source of loud ocean noise.

Scientists found a key trait that makes words sound profane in multiple languages.

The frequency of cricket chirps rises with the heat, and you can use them to estimate the temperature wherever you are—no thermometer needed.

To search a song by humming, you don’t need perfect pitch—but you do need the Google app or Google Assistant.

Research shows that the northern lights can be heard as well as seen, but scientists are still looking for the source of the sound.

This ASMR video of a tortoise chowing down on some veggies is as fun to watch as it is to listen to.

It's easier than ever to start your own podcast, but if you want it to sound like a professional production, you'll need the right tools.