Inspired by bats, a new ultra-low-power sensing system enables tiny drones to navigate through darkness, smoke and dust, where cameras and other light-based sensors fail.
Chinese researchers tested whether a person closing their eyes really can hear better in noisy environments.
The proposal is based on their findings which show for the first time that hedgehogs can hear high-frequency ultrasound.
“Hearing isn’t seen as life or death, but protecting it now will reduce the need for hearing aids in the future.”
The findings showed that professional musicians are also at "significantly elevated" risk of experiencing hearing loss.
A study showed that dogs experienced both stabilization and destabilization of their balance when hearing angry or happy human voices.
A new study suggests that the phonemic composition of words influences as how beautiful we perceive them to be, and how well we remember them.