Ping pong balls are ace sound absorbers, reveals new research. The little plastic spheres can be simply adapted to provide cheap and effective noise insulation, say scientists. Previous studies ...

How exactly is that affecting us and can we ever truly escape noise? “The Franciscan monk, Thomas Merton, said that places of silence were places where ‘love can blossom’ and I think that is ...

Source of pulsing ‘sonar ping’ noise from Boeing spacecraft not yet been traced, but could be heard on the speaker. NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts (from top) ...