All air-breathing vertebrates have a larynx—a structure of muscles and folds that protects the trachea and, in many animals, vibrates and modulates to produce a stunning array of sounds. But birds, ...

Researchers Have Theories As To Why In A Nutshell The study tested made-up words, not actual profanity. Researchers created ...

Words with a pleasant sound are easier to remember, a study by the University of Vienna has found. Invented words like "clisious", "smanious" and "drikious" were presented to around 100 ...

Listening to the tranquil sounds of nature makes you feel more relaxed. Most people would believe that statement to be true, since it's both plausible and intuitive. And factually, maybe it is true.

Plants make popping sounds that are undetectable to the human ear, according to recordings made in a new study — and they make more sounds when thirsty or under other kinds of stress.The research ...

A recent University of Florida study found more than 1 trillion microplastics in Indian River Lagoon, raising health and ...

Although languages around the world vary greatly, some share similar speech sounds. A new study suggests that labiodental sounds like “f” and “v” are included in about half of the world’s languages ...

When it comes to music, what we see may be even more important than what we hear. In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Chia-Jung Tsay had ...

Calling all parents! Does your child react strongly to everyday sounds like chewing, tapping, or slurping? Or perhaps your child doesn't experience these reactions at all? This study is recruiting ...