Dementia is one of the great fears of aging, especially as rates continue to climb in many countries. So when headlines suggest that tinnitus—a condition affecting nearly one in five adults—may be ...

SEATTLE — For the first time today, Sound Transit's Link light rail is making stops in Kent, Des Moines, and Federal Way as part of the agency's first big push into the South Sound. Service started ...

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. The historian Rob Boddice sat cross-legged on his couch in Montreal on a frigid day last winter and conjured ...

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. Sound begins with ...

If only they were robotic! Instead, chatbots have developed a distinctive — and grating — voice. Credit...Illustration by Giacomo Gambineri Supported by By Sam Kriss In the quiet hum of our digital ...

Fred Sharpe has studied humpback whales in Alaska for more than three decades. He’s particularly interested in the sounds they make – and what they mean. Lately, the biologist has been focusing on the ...

Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein in "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Photo Credit: Netflix) Ryan Murphy’s “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” took many liberties with the serial killer’s story, but how accurate was ...

DALLAS — Ever wonder what your dog is trying to say? Well, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is aiming to turn barks, howls and whimpers of man’s best friend into intelligible speech — a ...

We don't talk about Montreal enough. The city boasts one of the most exciting DIY music scenes of the late aughts and 2010s, plus one of the largest jazz festivals in the world. Montreal was also home ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Popcorn ceilings may look outdated in homes today, but when they were first popularized in America during the 1950s, builders found the bumpy ...