Space agency surveyed about 360 participants living in New York City, Los Angeles, and Dallas-Fort Worth.

Forget the "quiet study room," new research suggests that your level of interest is the real secret to focus. Learn how an engaged mind ignores construction noise while boredom triggers stress and ...

How well we pay attention while learning is influenced not only by external distractions like background noise but also by internal factors such as how interesting we find the material, according to a ...

Marketed as a ticket to deeper sleep, the soft hum of pink noise has become part of millions’ nightly routines. However, its use may come at the cost of sleep quality, a University of Pennsylvania ...

Thirsty or stressed plants emit popping sounds undetectable to the human ear, according to research published Thursday in the journal Cell. Tel Aviv University scientists used special microphones to ...

For most of human existence, listening was closely tied to moments that carried meaning, emotion or survival. Nature supplied the backdrop – wind, water, animals – and music surfaced in hunting ...