Acoustics

Are new instruments as good as Antonio Stradivari's prized creations?
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Understanding the effects of noise pollution on people, places and wildlife in National Parks
Jason Socrates Bardi, Editor
An acoustician chats about his efforts to educate and entertain the internet video-viewing public.
Catherine Meyers, Staff Writer
Bottlenose dolphins improve echolocation precision by aiming their sonar beam to graze the target.
Ben P. Stein, Contributor
People often use specific gestures and their voice when communicating sounds.
Ben P. Stein, Contributor
Watch bats prepare for their nightly flight.
Marsha Lewis, Contributing Producer
Crooning to the upper tier.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Middle East group was among first to begin agriculture, settlements, and catered funerals.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Human activity forces dolphins and whales to shout.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
New research pinpoints the acoustic ingredient that gives screams their terror.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Scientists find the route to listening is more complex than they thought.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
Physicists are developing acoustical "phonons" for computers of the future.
Gabriel Popkin, Contributor