Underwater microphones have captured strange sounds coming from the deep ocean, and scientists still don’t know what is producing them. These low-frequency signals echo through vast stretches of water ...

Published last week in the medical journal Sleep, the study found that the presence of pink noise at night reduced REM sleep — the stage when most vivid dreams occur and memory, emotional regulation, ...

Often used to mask unwanted sounds at night, pink noise was found to reduce REM sleep in a recent Penn sleep lab study.

A new study finds pink noise may reduce Rem sleep and disrupt overnight brain recovery, raising concerns over sleep apps and ...

Sound machines and “sleep sounds” are often marketed as a cure for restless nights, but new research suggests they may ...

Pink noise is often promoted as a way to help people fall asleep faster – and block out other bothersome sounds that can disturb our sleep. The ambient and steady, static-like tone is similar to tapes ...

The ambient and steady, static-like tone from pink noise is similar to tapes of heavy rainfall or ocean waves, and aims to soothe the brain into a deep slumber. Pink noise contains lower frequencies ...

Pink noise, a staticky sound that’s supposed to help people fall asleep, may actually worsen your rest, a new study found. Pink noise — like white noise — contains all the frequencies humans can hear, ...

Sound machines may not be the sleep saviors many believe. Researchers found that pink noise significantly reduced REM sleep, while simple earplugs did a better job protecting deep, restorative sleep ...

In the opening scene of “It Might Get Loud,” a 2008 music documentary, musician Jack White appears surrounded by scrap wood and garbage. He hammers nails into a board, wraps wire around a glass ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The best perk of Alberto Maspero’s job, he says, is the view from his window. Situated on a hill above the ancient port city of Trieste, ...

Travis Gettys is a senior editor for Raw Story based in northern Kentucky. He previously worked as a web editor for WLWT-TV and a contributing writer for the Kentucky Enquirer, and he also wrote for ...