Most farmers deal with some degree of hearing loss and should protect their ears when using loud equipment, according to a Virginia farmer who is also a nurse practitioner. Amy Johnson, of Bedford ...

Scientists have long debated how we perceive the absence of sound waves hitting our ears. DrPixel via Getty Images From the roar of a crowd to the quiet of a library, sound and silence might seem like ...

The brain may play a role in helping the ear regulate its sensitivity to sound and compensate for hearing loss by sending a signal to a structure in the inner ear known as the cochlea, according to a ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

We explain why the anatomy of a dog's ear makes them prone to ear infections and what you can do to help them.

Have you ever stepped outside on a frigid, quiet morning and heard sounds emanating from somewhere far away? It's not your imagination — cold air really does carry sound farther.

Beam (2015) was a sound installation by British sound artist Cathryn Lane at Artry Gallery, Kochi, India, which brings a confluence of sound from sea, and port into a succinct and minimalistic ...

Our hearing picks up a limited range of sounds, limits that were used successfully to keep teenagers from congregating outside British grocery stores by a device called the “teenage sound repeller." ...