How do we hear, and how does hearing affect how we play music? These questions are central to the work of Nikolas Alejandro ...

What would "Star Wars" and the galaxy far, far away be without lightsabers? And what would lightsabers be without that ...

The phaser is one of the most iconic sounds in all of Star Trek, but it actually originated in a totally different sci-fi project.

Ever wonder how jackhammers, Lizzo, and singing bowls affect your digestion differently? A sound expert answers: "How does sound affect digestion?" According to Jarrod Byrne Mayer, a certified ...

Earlier this year, Tequila Avión began looking into whether sound can affect taste, and worked with audio engineer Danny Keith Taylor to take the sounds of the tequila making process to determine if ...

From the wet squelch of an alien creature to the crisp tip-tapping of a dance scene, filmic aural experiences are created by foley artists. These audio masters use their imagination and technical know ...

The sound of my alarm clock is a sweet tinkling chime, because I want to be cooed into consciousness, not jerked into it by a throbbing, blaring siren. See, mornings are important to me — I feel most ...