Synesthesia is a blending of the senses. Here's what to know about the types and causes, and how to know if you need ...

Researchers at Carleton University found that people with names like Renee, Liam or Noelle—which include soft, flowing consonant sounds—were more likely to be favored for certain roles over people ...

Fred Armisen talks about the spooky Halloween haunted-house sounds and more (airplanes, theaters, basketball) on his new '100 Sound Effects' album.

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows agents to detain people based on how they look and what language they speak is a terrifying expansion of power.

You can opt out of emergency alerts. For example, victims of domestic abuse with a concealed phone may find it appropriate to turn off alerts. How you opt out depends on your device, if you still get ...

Her first sound-based public artwork transforms ordinary safety announcements into poetic, multilingual encounters.

A study by researchers at the University of Minnesota shows that Taylor Swift's accent shifted noticeably during different phases of her career ...

TTB and Leon Russell's Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited set at LOCKN' 2015 was a historic moment as the key players from the 1970 tour reunited for the first time. With the live album out now, Trucks t ...

Every good band has its own signature sound, or at least most of them probably do. It's instrumental (pun intended) to the brand, it's key to their aesthetic, and it creates a certain level of ...

With the AirPods Pro 3, Apple's additions of heart-rate tracking and Live Translation provide major advances on a familiar ...

Can a sound bath really help with anxiety? Emilie Lavinia speaks with experts on sound healing and neuroscience to find out ...