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Plants may have "ears" after all. New research reveals that flowers can detect the buzzing sounds of approaching pollinators and respond by quickly sweetening their nectar, essentially setting out a better treat for their insect visitors.
May 21, 2025
Hundreds of underwater sites across America hide a dangerous secret beneath their seemingly calm surfaces: unexploded bombs and other military ordnance that never detonated as intended.
May 19, 2025
Noise-canceling headphones are a godsend for living and working in loud environments.
May 17, 2024
It's fall football season, when fight songs and shouted play calls fill stadiums across the country.
Oct 19, 2012
The sound of fingernails on a chalkboard sets many people’s teeth on edge, and now a team of researchers from the University of Cologne in Germany and the University of Vienna in Austria think they know why.
Nov 3, 2011
For decades scientists have been intrigued by the variety of sounds emitted by sperm whales, partly due to a popular theory that suggests that the sounds might contain information about the animals' size. But historically it has been extremely difficult to demonstrate that these curious clicking noises can reveal information about the physical characteristics of the massive marine mammals.
May 22, 2009
