Noise isolation in over-the-ear headphones depends on fit materials, cup design, and sealing rather than technology alone ...

Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy of NPR's Short Wave talk about why swearing might improve physical performance, how birds' bills changed during the pandemic and why scientists are sampling whale breath.

Surprisingly the animal with the best hearing is one that has no obvious ears! The greater wax moth, which lays its eggs in ...