In space, no one can hear you scream. But just because sound can’t travel in the vacuum of space doesn’t mean that the ...

The curious minds at What If take us on a cosmic auditory journey, imagining what it would be like to hear the distinctive ...

BepiColombo is slowly uncovering more and more fun facts about Mercury as it continues its preliminary mission. One of the ...

So where is silence to be found in the modern world? And once found, is it possible to defend it? One man who made it his life’s work to push back against intrusive noise is Gordon Hempton. His fight ...

James MacMillan and guests discuss how music reflects Earth’s beauty, nature, and ecological themes. They explore pieces like Gaia Theory, Tapiola, and Mahler’s Symphony No. 3, covering topics from ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In the soft clinking of mbira keys lies a world of memory, prayer, and resistance. To many Zimbabweans, the mbira is not merely an instrument, but a bridge between the living and the ancestors, ...

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Scientists have discovered a giant planet orbiting a tiny red dwarf star, something they believed wasn t even possible. The planet, TOI-6894b, is about the size of Saturn but orbits a star just a ...

With iOS 26, Apple added a bunch of new options for the Background Sounds feature. If you're unfamiliar with it, it is an Accessibility option that allows your iPhone to play soothing background noise ...

A NASA rover ambling over the red desert planet for the past four years has been recording audio of Mars. In this alien world 156 million miles away in space, even the everyday whispers of wind and ...

Supervising sound editor Richard King, nominated for an Oscar for the film, explains why he didn’t — and couldn’t — inherit a sound library for the sequel. By Beatrice Verhoeven Awards Editor Even ...