Refrigerator noise comes from either the compressor under the fridge, the condenser fan motor under the fridge, or the ...

Earlier this month, a kind of chirping, rainforest-y sound sprung up in my apartment. It came from my roommate’s room. At first, I took it for a video game, but then realized the sound materialized ...

We’ve all heard of those chirper devices that randomly make annoying noises for no other reason than sending people insane. This project from [Kousuke Saito] brings altogether more art to this idea, ...

Leaf blowers, hand dryers, and beeping phones are among listeners’ most reviled sounds. But are they damaging to your ears?