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Piazza Mercanti Milano, with the loggia on the right.
Milan, Italy

Loggia dei Mercanti Whispering Gallery

The secret medieval communication system will whisk your words above the noise of the crowd.
We heard lost songs, endangered languages, and brand new instruments in 2017.
music

The Sweetest Sounds of 2017

From lost languages to rediscovered songs to music made by robots, the year certainly won't go quietly.
Ashawnta Jackson December 14, 2017
Gazing out the window on a metal bird.
sounds

How Sound Affects the Way You Taste Food on Airplanes

Food and drinks taste different in the air, so airlines are creating soundscapes to shape taste.
Paula Mejia December 6, 2017
This plant might be a Dr. George Milstein fan.
science

A Dentist-Turned-Horticulturalist Made a Record Just for Plants

Dr. George Milstein believed that all plants needed to grow was water, sunlight, nutrients, and a swinging-Sixties soundtrack.
Ashawnta Jackson November 30, 2017
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wanamaker Grand Court Organ

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.
The Atrium where you can hear the sounds of Majesty and Divinity, Prince's doves.
Chanhassen, Minnesota

Paisley Park

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.
Entrance to the Cueva de las Lechuzas.
Las Palmas, Peru

Cueva de Las Lechuzas

A jungle cave in Peru of unknown depths, otherworldly sounds, and strange nocturnal birds that navigate by echolocation.
What does fear sound like?
31 days of halloween

Inside the World of a Halloween Sound-Effects Artist

Spooky sound effects haven't changed much since we first began rattling chains and crunching leaves.
Eric Grundhauser October 18, 2017
The Sinatra House
Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

The Sinatra House

Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.
Washington, D.C.

Legislative Bell System

An ear-piercing buzzer calls lawmakers to a vote with a series of long and short rings to form coded messages.
sounds

Can You Really Get a Blimp to Honk Its Horn?

The only way to know if blimping works it to try it for yourself.
Cara Giaimo September 21, 2017
The Power Station.
New York, New York

Power Station

One of the last full-orchestra recording studios in New York City and an acoustical marvel.
Plaque at the location.
London, England

Meeksville Sound Plaque

The home studio one of Britain's first independent record producers is also the site of a murder-suicide.
Lemurs engaged in a unique behavior called "sun-worshipping."
sounds

Watching Animals Watch the Eclipse

Before and after the moon crosses the sun, interested people all over the U.S. will be spying on wildlife.
Cara Giaimo August 18, 2017
Invergordon, Scotland

Inchindown Oil Tanks

This abandoned oil depot produces world's longest echo in a manmade structure.
A protest in Brazil in 2016.
politics

Mapping the Sounds of Political Protest Around the World

A new project is collecting recordings of public activism going back to 1991.
Sarah Laskow August 7, 2017
Forks, Washington

One Square Inch of Silence

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.
Walkway in the land art park
Hoofddorp, Netherlands

Buitenschot Land Art Park

An ingenious Dutch land art project uses grass ridges to cut airport noise pollution in half.