Along the coast, waves break with a familiar sound. The gentle swash of the surf on the seashore can lull us to sleep, while the pounding of storm surge warns us to seek shelter. Yet these are but a ...

Infrasound is too low-frequency for humans to hear. It has been mistaken for ghosts, has been known to cause nausea and headaches in humans, and is used to monitor the testing of nuclear weapons. It’s ...

When North Korea conducted its third nuclear explosion on February 12, the global nuclear police, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization, detected it immediately and soon afterward released ...

Sound recording equipment is getting better all the time. Researchers from Boise State University, Stanford University, and Chile’s University of Concepcion have just found a new, very specific ...

The Cotopaxi, a volcano located sixty miles from the city of Quito in Ecuador, is considered a dangerous volcano. More than 300,000 people live nearby and eruptions in the past have caused widespread ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As earthquake waves ripple through the Earth, the crust buckles, rumbles and roars — both audibly ...