Long before radio became mainstream entertainment, Edgar Allen Poe was already writing for the airwaves. Throughout the last decade of his life, his poetry and prose bristled with words and phrasing ...

For many travelers, the various sounds a plane makes during takeoff can be a source of anxiety, but there is no need for worry. Understanding what these different sounds mean may help calm any nerves ...

For many people, entering the confinement of an MRI machine can be harrowing: Scans can take hours and patients must lie very still in cramped machines that produce deafening sounds. But a new, ...