New technology enables us to perceive sounds beyond human hearing range, allowing a new perspective on our place on the planet.

Far beneath the ocean’s surface, where sunlight never reaches and temperatures soar near underwater volcanoes, life still thrives. Entire ecosystems survive on toxic chemicals released from ...

Superluminous supernovas are the brightest stellar explosions in the universe. Astronomers may have found a mechanism that can trigger these events.

Animals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged sword: it can help them communicate, sometimes over long distances, but it can also reveal them to ...

If you ever notice a river go suddenly quiet, that’s your cue to get to higher ground and not film. And if snow beneath your boots makes a deep, hollow “whumph” sound, that isn’t just weird acoustics; ...

In 2005, hundreds of thousands of companion animals died or were left homeless by Hurricane Katrina. Pictures of abandoned pets taking refuge on the roofs of cars and houses flooded the media. This ...

If you ever notice a river go suddenly quiet, that’s your cue to get to a higher ground and not film. And if snow beneath your boots makes a deep, hollow “whumph” sound, that isn’t just weird ...