Visual exposure to food can partially satisfy the desire to eat, new research is suggesting. Watching junk food videos may ...

In 1988, a group of scientists investigated their lab after several unusual incidents and found a sub-perceptual explanation. A new experiment added evidence that sounds we cannot hear may be to blame ...

Researchers have found that people exposed to infrasound feel more irritated and stressed, even when unaware of its presence.

Infrasound is very low-frequency sound, below 20 Hertz (Hz), which humans typically can't hear. It can come from natural ...

MIT engineers reveal plant seeds can "hear" the sound of rain, which awakens them from a dormant state and prompts them to ...

MIT demonstrates that seeds sense the sound of rainfall—and sprout faster even while still beneath the surface.

In experiments with rice seeds submerged in water, MIT researchers found that the sound of falling droplets shook the seeds out of a dormant state, stimulating them to germinate more quickly than ...

Curious about AI, but not sure where to start? Google Labs has dozens of AI experiments you can try out. Here are some of my favorites.

If you’re a musician (or music fan) who likes your music unpredictable or a little on the outer edge of sound, then the BOP STOP’s monthly Outlab: Experiments in Improvised Music might be a place ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. I stir in the dark. So do the others. There are around 30 of us, maybe more — all experiencing the soundscape of ...

"Vinyl just sounds warmer." If you've ever been involved in a discussion about the merits of vinyl records over digital audio, you've either heard something like this sentence or you've uttered ...

Neutrinos have about as little influence as a particle can have. They have essentially no heft, no electric charge, and no “color” charge. As a result, the neutrino has no connection with most of ...