SOUND

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.

Your favorite ASMR playlist probably isn’t true white noise—or brown noise or pink noise, for that matter.

The sounds of two LEGO pieces locking together or bricks shuffling in a bin are familiar to many people. Now, you can revisit those aural memories with LEGO's official white noise playlist.

Nature sounds, wave sounds, even city sounds—here’s background noise from whichever vacation you wish you were on.

Zombie, cathedral, and Darth Vader are just a few of the voice filters available through the Voicemod app.