The ability to make two distinct sounds at once is shared with human beat boxers and throat singers. The horse whinny, or neigh, has been a familiar sound at least since the animal was domesticated, ...

Sounds play an important role in troubleshooting a computer. Computers have pre-programmed beeps and sounds that notify you of clear hardware issues. Then there are the subtler sounds: a high-pitched ...

There are lots of sounds all around us. We use different words to help describe these sounds. In music, pitch is the word we use to describe how high or low a sound is. The squeak of a mouse is a high ...

On Mars, the speed of sound depends on its pitch. All sound travels slower through Mars’ air compared with Earth’s. But the higher-pitched clacks of a laser zapping rocks travels slightly faster in ...