Cowbirds are special among songbirds for the "watery" timbre of their singing, which resembles the sound of falling droplets ...

In the natural world, many situations exist in which a percept remains constant in the presence of profound changes in the physical stimulus affecting the sensory receptors. Some of the most ...

There's a sensation that you experience -- near a plane taking off or a speaker bank at a concert -- from a sound so total that you feel it in your very being. When this happens, not only do your ...

Sound is part of our everyday sensory feelings. We rarely take the time to consider the characteristics and behaviors of sound and the reasons by which sounds are formed, propagated, and detected.

As I witnessed the droning sounds of Tarek Atoui’s hybrid sculpture performance Organ Within at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, I noticed a family of four—two young parents with two ...

Ask ten audiophiles what defines great sound, and you’ll probably get ten different answers. That said, Chief Audioholic Gene DellaSala recently made a video exploring the characteristics that he ...

A sound bath is a full-body meditative experience where people lie down and listen to resonant sounds. It often involves singing bowls, which create an echoing sound that ‘bathes’ people. Some people ...