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Mind

Vocal fry is more common in men, actually, find scientists

The creaky noise known as vocal fry that people generally associate with young women – and some find irritating – is actually more common in men

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Humans

We can finally hear the long-hidden music of the Stone Age

Features

Close-up of man's ear

Mind

Our brain 'swivels' to focus on sounds from different directions

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Society

Powerful new book explores how noise has taken over the world

Culture

Handout film still from Cyborg: A Documentary. Colour-blind artist Neil Harbisson is the world?s first formally-recognised cyborg. He has an antenna implanted in his head that allows him to ?hear? colour. Now Neil is on a mission to convince the world to follow him and adopt his credo: Design Yourself. Neil?s childhood friend Moon Ribas has collaborated with him on his journey. A dancer and choreographer, she has had implants in her arm and foot which allow her to perceive earthquakes from all over the planet as vibrations in her body. In Carey Born?s engaging documentary Neil and Moon confront their detractors head-on, communicating their controversial ideas about the technological future of humankind.

Technology

Documentary tells the fascinating story of a man wired to hear colour

Culture

Sonic Spider

Life

51¶¯Âþ recommends eight-legged musical instrument Sonic Spider

Culture

Life

How bats pick out their own calls when flying in enormous swarms

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Young woman listening to music in headphones while walking in a city

Technology

AI noise-cancelling headphones let you focus on just one voice

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Technology

Underwater data centres could be destroyed by loud noises

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Environment

Climate change could make it harder to detect submarines

Climate change’s effects on ocean water temperatures and salinity could shrink sonar detection ranges underwater and make it more challenging to spot submarines

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Physics

‘Sound laser’ is the most powerful ever made

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Health

Zinc provides new clue for why loud noise causes hearing loss

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Physics

Human cells have a resonant frequency – and it’s just barely audible

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Humans

What makes the best sounding didgeridoo, according to science

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