sound

Someone has to decide what BB-8 is going to sound like.

We chew on the science of smacking.

Our ears share the burden of listening equally.

Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' is among the titles that the experts have deemed suitable for doggy ears.

A Shepard tone is guaranteed to put you on edge.

We'll sound it out for you.

Calling Thunder juxtaposes the sounds of modern New York City with the sounds of the species that once roamed there.

Godzilla isn't real and dinos are long gone, so styling their vocal performance can be a tricky task.

Before cell phones and walkie-talkies, curved walls were carrying messages from one end of a room to another.

It's not only aircraft that break the sound barrier.

When the car detects an impending crash, it emits an audio signal, causing your ear muscles to contract to protect your hearing.

It has to do with how the brain processes sound, and how that ability deteriorates as we grow older.

The only artificially created noise in this historic soundscape is of a water pump.

Crafty!

An audio engineer tells all.

Juan Pablo Culasso has turned his perfect pitch into a career in nature recording.

But not louder.

How much can social media tell us about street noise?

White noise is just one part of the auditory rainbow.

Small deep-water creatures are not so quiet when they travel.

Hearing is believing.

Test it for yourself.

When all you can hear is the sound of your own body, extreme quiet is less peaceful than you'd think.

Your ears aren't the only thing you have to worry about.