A sleep expert has revealed which sounds help you nod off – and which are the best to wake up to. Sleep expert Hannah Shore claims ocean waves, a crackling fire, and the distant buzzing of a fan, are ...

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 ...

With the popularity of white noise machines and apps that play soothing sounds, such as raindrops on a roof and ocean waves, or actual white noise, you might think there’s firm proof that these ...

The Pacific Ocean waters off Southern California used to be much quieter hundreds of years ago. Then came the Industrial Revolution, commercial shipping and about 15 extra decibels (dB) of noise. That ...

You may not be able to learn a foreign language in your sleep, but you can strengthen certain memories, according to a study in the journal Science. The study, led by researchers at Northwestern ...