Yale physicists have discovered a sophisticated, previously unknown set of “modes” within the human ear that put important constraints on how the ear amplifies faint sounds, tolerates noisy blasts, ...

Hearing researchers at Macquarie University have shown that listeners rapidly learn and adapt to the characteristics of acoustic spaces to improve their understanding of speech and have found evidence ...

Brian House’s new album, "Everyday Infrasound in an Uncertain World," features recordings of atmospheric infrasound made with custom-built macrophones. The natural world is filled with sound beyond ...