(WAFF) - Have you ever been so bombarded with noise around you that you couldn't think? You've experienced a "cacophony" of sound. Dictionary.com specifically describes the word as a "harsh ...

A good way to get people talking about your band is to create a name that is tricky to pronounce. Like Cockaphonix. Or bring a 100-year-old upright grand piano to each of your shows. Or play the ...

An ambitious National Park Service project exploits computer algorithms to predict the loudness of a typical summer day from coast to coast. The project’s newest map (above, with yellow representing ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Advances in evolutionary understanding have given researchers a deeper appreciation of a very sonorous underwater world. From finding a mate to ...