Researchers carefully studied bubbles that form when water droplets come into contact with heated cooking oil and found that the type and number of bubbles formed depends on the amount of water ...

A round of applause, please: Scientists have finally figured out what’s behind the sound of clapping. The research pinpoints a mechanism called a Helmholtz resonator — the same acoustic concept that ...

A soap bubble’s swan song is a quiet “pfttt.” Put your ear next to a soap bubble, and you might hear a high-pitched sound as it bursts. Now, scientists have characterized that sound using an array of ...

A quiet revolution is taking shape in the world of physics, and it doesn’t rely on exotic particles or massive particle colliders. Instead, it begins with something much more familiar—sound.

The magical acoustic secrets of a famous cave known as the "Devil's Church" have been revealed by researchers. The Devil's Cave, also known Pirunkirkko, is situated in the Koli mountain range in ...