It’s unclear why the pink noise disturbed the REM phase, although “constant auditory input” could inhibit brain processes ...

A recent study suggests that pink noise may interfere with REM sleep nd reduce overall sleep quality. The researchers say ...

The new technique uses counter-rotating vortices of heated compressed air to dry the nanofibers from a wet cellulose slurry mixture. The innovation of producing these mini tornadoes to dry cellulose ...

There's something about a haunted house movie that gets under your skin. You know the feeling: lights flicker, doors creak, ...

A distant pulsar’s radio signal flickers as it passes through space, much like stars twinkle in Earth’s atmosphere. By monitoring this effect for 10 months, researchers watched the pattern slowly ...

The Carolina Panthers closed out the regular season with a loss in Saturday’s divisional showdown with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Carolina had a chance to clinch a playoff berth and win the NFC South ...

Warmer waters are fueling stronger, snowier storms—at least for now. Here’s how scientists think this phenomenon will evolve as the planet gets hotter. Steam is seen rising off a frozen Lake Michigan ...

Evanston, on a supposedly quiet Monday morning, is noisier than you might think. “OK, what’s that guy so angry about?” Fred Armisen asked as a garbage truck barreled down Sherman Avenue. A moment ...

Comedian Fred Armisen has just put out a new album. It is called "100 Sound Effects" - and that's exactly what it is. Over the years, fans of Armisen's comedy have come to expect the unexpected - ...

Not long ago, Fred Armisen was reminiscing about the sound-effect LPs he used to stock at the Chicago record store where he worked in the Nineties. These vinyl platters contained all kinds of sounds, ...

The comedian Fred Armisen has a thing for sound. He’s a former punk musician and a master of accents, and he is now releasing a new album of sound effects. “I was lamenting that there aren’t ...