World Oceans Week is an opportune time for planetariums to take on a meaningful role by educating and inspiring communities to build the link between astronomy and the ocean. That’s why planetariums ...

The urge to explore the cosmos has always been an irrepressible part of humankind's curiosity. But while venturing into space ...

Our fascinating and magnificent planet is filled with countless different sounds of nature. While many of us experience nature's cacophony of sounds on land and in the sky and hearing them makes us ...

Summer is a time of the year when people usually spend a lot of time outside and many of us, author included, like to be in nature. Some research suggests that humans innately tend to seek connections ...

For the Climate Forward live event, we gathered recordings of a melting glacier, the Amazon jungle and the underwater Arctic, all soundscapes that are rapidly changing. By Evan Roberts Climate change ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. In case you missed it we’re spending this week revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the past year. Today we’re ...

Immerse yourself in 30 seconds of pure ocean relaxation with this soothing video. Experience the calming effect of gentle sea waves accompanied by relaxing music. Perfect for a quick mental escape or ...

Chris Brennan-Jones receives funding for research from the NHMRC and the Western Australian Department of Health. Each seashell is a unique shape. Hollow and curved ones can “catch” some of the sounds ...

Researchers are discovering that listening to the soil can be a way to understand biodiversity belowground without having to overturn every bit of the land. Studies have shown that soils of restored ...

Giant solar balloons were sent 70,000 feet up in the air to record sounds of Earth’s stratosphere — and the microphones picked up some unexpected sounds. The stratosphere is the second layer of ...

If you hear one new thing today, how about making it the sound of wind on Mars? Two microphones aboard the Perseverance Rover have "recorded nearly five hours of Martian wind gusts, rover wheels ...