A new data release more than doubles the number of gravitational-wave candidate events—and reveals unexpected complexities of merging black holes ...

A classic movie was once promoted with the punchline: 'In space, no one can hear you scream'. Physicists have now demonstrated, to the contrary, that in certain situations sound can be transmitted ...

A new University of Mississippi study shows that some sound waves don't just move forward—they also move slightly to the side ...

The retailer just slashed a whopping 46% off the Soundcore Boom 3i speaker. This drops its usual $140 price to just $75 – the ...

Why don’t modern airliners fly faster than the speed of sound? The answer lies in the physics of shock waves and sonic booms.

A new study uses physics to uncover why sneakers squeak on the basketball court. Scientists slid a shoe against a smooth glass plate over and over, filming it and recording the squeaking sounds with ...

The following is an extract from our Lost in Space-Time newsletter. Each month, we dive into fascinating ideas from around the universe. You can sign up for Lost in Space-Time here. “In the beginning” ...

A remarkably clean gravitational-wave detection has confirmed long-standing predictions about black holes, including Hawking’s area theorem and Einstein’s ringdown behavior. The findings also provide ...

In 2025, streaming services — commonly Spotify and the many competing music streaming services — are the most common way people listen to music. In fact, according to a Forbes report last year, nearly ...

Last week the scientific world heard of a noise that was literally “killing.” Inaudible to human ears, it consisted of extremely short, rapid sound waves produced from electrically driven quartz ...

A world-famous light experiment from 1801 has now been carried out with sound for the first time. Research by physicists in Leiden has produced new insights that could be applied in 5G devices and the ...