Humans perceive very low-frequency sounds through a unique electrical mechanism in the inner ear, rather than the mechanical ...

A massive study of 120,000+ US households near wind turbines found something surprising about turbine noise and human health ...

What could we learn about tornadoes just from their sound? It's an interesting question that Oklahoma State University ...

A new study finds that inaudible sound waves called infrasound may cause people to experience a creepy, haunted feeling. Research subjects exposed to infrasound had higher levels of the stress hormone ...

A new study proves low-frequency infrasound hijacks inner ear support cells to create unique physical hum sensations.

Infrasound is very low-frequency sound, below 20 Hertz (Hz), which humans typically can't hear. It can come from natural sources like storms, or from anthropogenic sources like traffic. Some animals ...

Some people are more sensitive to low-frequency noise, such as from ventilation systems, heat pumps, wind turbines and ...

The next time you walk into a purportedly “haunted” house and sense a ghostly presence, consider that those feelings might be due to vibrating pipes, mechanical or climate control systems, rumbling ...

When North Korea conducted its third nuclear explosion on February 12, the global nuclear police, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization, detected it immediately and soon afterward released ...

Research by Pieter Smets of TU Delft and the KNMI shows that infrasound can be used for weather and climate forecasts. These inaudible low sound waves can be used to gain a better picture of the ...

Infrasound is too low-frequency for humans to hear. It has been mistaken for ghosts, has been known to cause nausea and headaches in humans, and is used to monitor the testing of nuclear weapons. It’s ...

How seabirds navigate across thousands of miles of seemingly featureless ocean is one of nature's mysteries. It is known that seabirds use a range of cues including sight and smell to direct their ...