Have you ever caught a whiff of something familiar and felt like you were instantly transported back in time? Our sense of ...

Your body is having conversations you can't hear. At the cellular level, sound waves are creating physical reactions that ...

Sound waves travel through different types of matter, including liquid water. Importantly, the movement of ocean water can ...

Sound doesn't just enter your ears – it may actually talk to your cells. New research out of Kyoto University shows that ...

Underwater waves could also be used to reduce the risks of tsunamis and to improve their early warning systems.

Such waves will disperse while travelling — a phenomenon called diffraction. Lower-pitched sounds such as bass notes or voices have larger wavelengths and tend to spread out more easily so it ...

At a wellness retreat on the shores of Guatemala's Lake Atitlan, wordless singing and electronic music set the scene for a ...

The sounds were first observed by marine biologist Carolin Nieder, lead author of the new study, while she was working on her Ph.D. at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Her project was ...

A groundbreaking study at the University of Auckland's Leigh Marine Laboratory reveals that rig sharks produce clicking sounds underwater when stressed, debunking previous beliefs that sharks are ...

"As you take in a beautiful view of the ocean, do you think of sound?" writes columnist Lisa Wooninck. "There is a lot of it ...

A common species of shark in New Zealand has been recorded making clicking sounds underwater. Researchers hypothesise that the noise comes from the spotted estuary smooth-hound forcefully snapping ...