When we think of birds mimicking sounds, we typically think of some kind of parrot, lyrebird or maybe even a cockatoo. But magpies are among the best of the sound-sampling songbirds out there. This is ...

For most of human existence, listening was closely tied to moments that carried meaning, emotion or survival. Nature supplied the backdrop – wind, water, animals – and music surfaced in hunting ...

We tend to associate dinosaurs with ground-shaking roars, but the latest research shows that this is probably mistaken. You'd feel it more than hear it – a deep, visceral throb, emerging from ...

The cow goes moo. The duck goes quack. The dog goes woof. And the fish goes ... what, exactly? Toddlers aren’t the only ones asking this question. Scientists are eavesdropping on fish to research and ...

In the “Work It Out Wombats!” episode “Crab Quakes,” the Wombats need to figure out what’s making a mysterious, scary sound. They become sound detectives and work together to figure out what’s causing ...

Without sound design, film would be a bland medium. A character would walk into a room, and you wouldn’t hear footsteps. Crickets wouldn’t chirp on a summer night. The patter of rain in a forest would ...