We tend to think of seeds as passive objects waiting blindly for water and warmth. It turns out they are actively listening, sort of. Deep in the soil, the sharp, percussive sound of a raindrop ...

Chill out and silence the sounds of your environment with the sounds of rain, the ocean, a fireplace and more. Photo: W.carter/Wikimedia Commons/D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac If you’re working in an ...

It's no secret that rain sounds offer troubled sleepers comfort. "Rain is predictable, calming, stable, and non-threatening," says Dr. Shelby Harris, a behavioral sleep-medicine specialist. According ...

Rice seeds sprout faster when they sense the landing droplets’ sound vibrations. MIT engineers have found the first direct evidence that plant seeds can sense sounds in nature: Rice submerged in ...

We’ve been listening to the great outdoors from the comfort of our homes since the invention of the portable tape recorder. Can nature sounds drown out the cacophony of modern life? Ellen Wexler | ...