A team of scientists from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, has created 3D reconstructions of several Aztec skull whistles from the Ethnological Museum in Berlin, Germany. In research published ...

In the otherwise quiet neighborhood of Cobble Hill, residents often hear a piercing howl that’s enough to make their teeth hurt. The shrill sound, which they liken to amplified fingernails on a ...

New York City lawmakers have introduced legislation to change the city's emergency sirens. The new sound would likely resemble tones used in Europe, lowering the frequency for a less shrill sound.

Two lawmakers in New York City have issued a siren call of sorts, arguing that the shrill sound of police cars, fire trucks and ambulances has got to go. If passed, the legislation would require all ...

Around 5:45 a.m. on Jan. 24, 2025, residents of the Building 1516 residential hall at the University of Georgia were abruptly awakened by the shrill sound of the fire alarm. Once evacuated, they ...

Some people can't whistle at all, much less whistle without lips. The walnut sphinx caterpillar has no such trouble. When disturbed, say by a predator, these North American insects compress their ...

Avinash Gupta (name changed), a Delhi-based audio producer, perhaps never imagined that the ordinary shrill sounds of autorickshaw horns would one day become torture for him. But they did. And when ...