A new study proves low-frequency infrasound hijacks inner ear support cells to create unique physical hum sensations.

Some people are more sensitive to low-frequency noise, such as from ventilation systems, heat pumps, wind turbines and ...

When Science Faces the Paranormal Around the world, there are countless tales of haunted houses—manor houses in the French ...

Most of us take for granted that what we can hear represents the full acoustic world around us. It doesn’t. Beneath the threshold of human perception lies an invisible ocean of sound — and scientists ...

Most of us take for granted that what we can hear represents the full acoustic world around us. It doesn't. Beneath the threshold of human perception lies an invisible ocean of sound — and scientists ...

Old creepy houses are a horror cliche, but why? Why do they freak us out? According to new research, it might have something to do with infrasound: a sound that’s below the range of human hearing, ...

Investigations into what can make some locations seem 'spooky' have homed in on psychological factors, such as expectation, and possible physical factors, including blasts of cooler air and the ...

Infrasound, or audio with a frequency lower than 20 hertz, is all around you, but usually humans are incapable of hearing it. Amherst College sound artist Brian House has been using new technology to ...

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Thirty years ago, the blockbuster movie Twister featured a group of academics putting themselves at risk by chasing tornadoes in the name of science. Although the Hollywood story entailed a surfeit of ...

There are unseen forces behind why a house might feel haunted — but no, it’s not ghosts. New research suggests that inaudible infrasound waves emitted by a building’s old boiler, pipes, and plumbing ...