Researchers have gained new insight into how localized hearing works in the brain. As Baby Boomers age, many experience difficulty in hearing and understanding conversations in noisy environments such ...

Bats live in a world of sounds. They use vocalizations both to communicate with their conspecifics and for navigation. For the latter, they emit sounds in the ultrasonic range, which echo and enable ...

Can humans better listen to the natural world? Karen Bakker thinks yes, with the help of biotechnologies—and a new world perspective. The following is an excerpt from of The Sounds of Life: How ...