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These secret US Navy underwater microphones built to detect Soviet submarines may be what caught the sounds of the Titan submersible imploding
SOSUS, a part of a broader anti-submarine detection system, has been listening for submarine activi…
Ryan Pickrell
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How Gen Z and the Great Resignation created a wave of overinflated job titles
Associates are now "partners," and everyone's a "senior executive VP." Why did regular-old job titl…
Aki Ito
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MIT neuroscientists are testing a headset that uses a 'disco' of light and sound to treat Alzheimer's disease
Cognito Therapeutics just raised $73 million to test its headset in 500 patients with Alzheimer's d…
Yeji Jesse Lee
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A new wave of parent influencers and mom TikTokers are choosing not to spotlight their children on the internet anymore
Over the last year, a number of internet-famous parents have decided to conceal their children in v…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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The 9 best ways to stay cool without air conditioning
It's important to stay cool in extreme heat to reduce the risk of heat exhaustion or heatstroke, es…
Hannah Roberts,Jason R. McKni…
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A small business owner once went viral with support for refusing to switch airplane seats. But a wave of backlash has now made her 'hesitant' to post personal TikToks.
"People went on Google and started giving us a whole bunch of one-star ratings," the jewelry design…
Geoff Weiss
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Elon Musk sounds the alarm on real estate, warning a spike in defaults on mortgages and commercial loans could hammer banks
Higher interest rates, depressed occupancy levels, tighter lending, and pressure on asset prices co…
Theron Mohamed
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The massive wave of layoffs is giving tech workers a brutal wake-up call about the reality of work
Workers in Silicon Valley are learning a lesson about their jobs that their peers on Wall Street ha…
Avery Hartmans
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NASA's InSight lander captured the 'bloop' sound of a meteor falling to Mars
NASA captured the sound of a meteor careening through Mars' atmosphere, splintering, and crashing. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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CEOs who resist America's growing union wave are making a 'huge mistake' in the war for talent
CEOs like Amazon's Andy Jassy and Starbucks' Howard Schultz are adamantly against unions. That migh…
Juliana Kaplan,Marguerite Ward
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Yet another discussion about concert etiquette is brewing on TikTok after a video appeared to show a fan's hair waving in another attendee's face
A discussion around concert etiquette has erupted in the comments section of a TikTok appearing to …
Andrew Lloyd
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Auditory specialists share ways to create peaceful soundscapes in your space
Creating an ideal soundscape is an important element of interior design. Experts offer advice on pe…
Sophia Mitrokostas
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A TikToker said she ran into Amanda Bynes days before she was hospitalized. The clip has blown up, leading to a wave of support for the actor.
A TikToker said she bumped into Amanda Bynes days before she was reportedly hospitalized over a psy…
Andrew Lloyd
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A TikToker drew a wave of sympathy about the struggles of motherhood after saying she forgot to pack her own clothes on a family vacation
Wisconsin-based Amanda Ayala said she had to walk back from a shower in just a towel after she pack…
Charissa Cheong
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What is a subwoofer? How a bass-focused speaker can give your home or car sound system a boost
Subwoofers are speakers that boost the lowest frequencies in audio, highlighting the sounds of bass…
Ennica Jacob
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Fastest possible speed of sound recorded at 36 km per second
The result is around twice as fast as the speed of sound in diamond, the hardest known material …
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A surfer captured the moment he was engulfed by a wave so dangerous it's compared to a shark attack: 'It felt like the whole ocean ate me'
28-year-old Hawaii-based surfer Ridge Lenny's TikToks described the ordeal of "flipping and spinnin…
Mara Leighton
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Best 7.1 gaming headphones for a surround sound experience
So here’s a list of the best 7.1 gaming headsets.
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A guide to hearing amplifiers - how they work, how to use them, and why they aren't hearing aid substitutes
Unlike hearing aids, hearing amplifiers aren't personalized or clinically prescribed, but can incre…
Ennica Jacob
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The 2008 housing crisis came with a wave of foreclosures — here's why it won't happen this time
Millions of Americans lost their homes after the last housing bubble popped, but homeowners have si…