How loud can sound really get? The human ear can safely hear up to around 120 decibels. Beyond that, it starts to hurt. At 150 decibels, eardrums can rupture. But history has witnessed sounds far ...

If you’re neck-deep in the spectral chaos of Phasmophobia and not using the Sound Recorder… well, what are you doing with your life? This quirky little gadget might look like an ancient Walkman, but ...

Unlike video tech, which seems to change every 10 years or so, audio has stayed largely the same for decades. If you bought a decent microphone and interface a decade ago or more, there’s a good ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1997, NOAA scientists recorded a haunting, strange sound in the southern Pacific Ocean's depths. Theories about the sound's ...

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Scientists recorded rig sharks producing sounds—potentially with their teeth. The clip is thought to be the first documentation of its kind. Paul Caiger / University of Auckland Scientists have long ...