In space, no one can hear you scream. You may have heard this saying. It’s the tagline from the famous 1979 science fiction movie “Alien.” It’s a scary thought, but is it true? The simple answer is ...

For the first time, researchers were able to transmit, or "tunnel," sound waves across extremely small distances between two crystals in a vacuum. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

That now classic tagline (from Alien, one of the greatest science-fiction horror movies ever made) hinges on a big assumption that most of us broadly make: space is empty. And it is—mostly. But there ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. At the start of my career, I used to do acoustic testing in an anechoic chamber where sound ...

Space horror is a part of our popular culture. An episode of "Doctor Who" called "Listen," featuring Peter Capaldi in the titular role, saw the Doctor investigate a supposed creature that can never ...

New research shows that the speed of sound on Mars varies considerably by location and temperature. The findings could help scientists understand sounds picked up by Martian rovers, as well as make ...