While many businesses take advantage of and enjoy Skype's VoIP platform, occasional problems can interfere with its use. Multiple Skype users have reported occasional tapping or "clicking" sounds ...

My goldfish hates when people tap on his tank. The tapping sound he hears in the water is loud and scary. I talked with my friend Rikeem Sholes about how fish hear. He’s a fish scientist who studies ...

The US Capitol building in Washington, DC, is adorned with multiple lavish murals created in the 19th century by Italian artist Constantino Brumidi. These include panels in the Senate first-floor ...

Tapping your fingers to a rhythm before you enter a noisy room might seem like a strange ritual. But recent research reveals this simple act can significantly improve your ability to understand speech ...

Yale scientists have shown how to enhance the lifetime of sound waves traveling through glass — the material at the heart of fiber optic technologies. The discovery will be described in the January ...

Everyone has that one sound that makes their skin crawl. Maybe it is a colleague who keeps clicking a pen during a meeting, or someone chewing loudly beside you on a quiet train. These everyday noises ...

I've got a 6 year old JBL 10" subwoofer (home theater sub, not a sub for a car) that has suddenly taken to making a constant rhythmic knocking sound, even when not in use by the receiver. The sound is ...